Andaman Nightjar vs Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus в сравнении с Uropsalis lyra

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Andaman Nightjar Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Научное название Caprimulgus andamanicus Uropsalis lyra
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 36,4 cm (14.3 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Масса 66,06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 71,25 g (2.51 oz)
Питание Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Hawks moths and flying insects at night over Andean montane forest; male's enormously long tail …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Andaman Nightjar only

Нет

Lyre-tailed Nightjar only

Нет

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

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Пение

Clear, melodic whistled phrase; 'wheeeoo' delivered from Andean ridges; males give repeated territorial whistle; alarm a sharp 'chek'; female call quieter and thinner

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.

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Resident of Andean cloud forest and forest edge in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, at 1,000–2,500 m.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

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 …

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Оперение

Male dark brown with buff mottling; outer tail feathers massively elongated and curved outward forming lyre shape up to 60 cm; white throat. Female plain brown and buff mottled without …

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.

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~71 g) of Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia. Males bear enormously elongated outer tail feathers extending over three times the body length in a lyrate shape; females lack this ornamentation. Inhabits moist montane forest edges. Feeds on insects at night. Least Concern.

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