Andaman Nightjar vs Sickle-winged Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus в сравнении с Eleothreptus anomalus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Andaman Nightjar Sickle-winged Nightjar
Научное название Caprimulgus andamanicus Eleothreptus anomalus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 36,4 cm (14.3 in) 25,8 cm (10.2 in)
Масса 66,06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 43,7 g (1.54 oz)
Питание Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles at night over South American wet grassland and marshes.
Размер кладки 1-2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Andaman Nightjar only

Sickle-winged Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Nightjar

Пение

Loud 'chuck-chuck-trrr'; hollow knocking prefix followed by trill; endemic to Andaman Islands; calls at night from forest edges and clearings; similar to Large-tailed

Sickle-winged Nightjar

Пение

Soft churring call; low-pitched, repetitive trill from grassland; males produce distinctive wing noise in display flight; vocalizations quiet compared to wing sounds

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Geographic Range & Migration

Andaman Nightjar

Endemic to the Philippines including Luzon and Mindanao. Resident in lowland and submontane forest and forest edge up to 1,800 m.

Sickle-winged Nightjar

Resident of open marshland, wet grassland, and savanna from Paraguay and adjacent Bolivia south to Uruguay and northeastern Argentina.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Vulnerable

Sickle-winged Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Nightjar

Оперение

Warm rufous-brown upperparts with black-centred scapulars and pale buff streaks; broad white throat patch; males show white outer tail feathers; underparts buff barred brown; endemic island coloration slightly warmer than …

Sickle-winged Nightjar

Оперение

Male with extraordinarily elongated sickle-shaped outer primaries; dark brown with buff mottling; white throat and wing spots. Female brown with buff spots; normal wing shape; male wing shape unique among …

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About These Birds

Andaman Nightjar

A medium-sized nightjar (24-26 cm) endemic to the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Dark brown plumage with rufous collar spots. Nocturnal insectivore of lowland and mangrove forests. A sedentary species with a restricted island range.

Sickle-winged Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~44 g) of wet pampa grassland and marshes in southeastern South America. Males possess uniquely curved primary feathers creating a sickle-wing silhouette in flight. Inhabits dense grass over moist soils. Feeds on insects at dusk. Vulnerable from grassland drainage and conversion to cropland.

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