Yucatan Nightjar vs Andaman Nightjar

Antrostomus badius เปรียบเทียบกับ Caprimulgus andamanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Yucatan Nightjar Andaman Nightjar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Antrostomus badius Caprimulgus andamanicus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 32.6 cm (12.8 in) 36.4 cm (14.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 58.03333333333333 g (2.05 oz) 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz)
อาหาร Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects over Yucatan dry forest and scrub. Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Yucatan Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Yucatan Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Whistled 'WEEP-weep' phrase; clear, melodic call from Yucatan dry forest; repeated steadily at night; lower than Tawny-collared; alarm a sharp bark note

Andaman Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Yucatan Nightjar

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

Andaman Nightjar

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Yucatan Nightjar

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Yucatan Nightjar

ขนนก

Brown and grey mottled above with buff vermiculations; lacks tawny collar of Tawny-collared Nightjar; white gorget in male; pale buff below; white outer tail spots in male; buff tail in …

Andaman Nightjar

ขนนก

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 …

About These Birds

Yucatan Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~58 g) restricted to the Yucatan Peninsula, northern Guatemala, and northern Belize. Inhabits dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forest. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage. Calls with a repetitive whip-like phrase at night. Feeds on moths and beetles. Least Concern; limited but stable range.

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.

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