Andaman Nightjar vs Slender-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus เปรียบเทียบกับ Caprimulgus clarus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Andaman Nightjar Slender-tailed Nightjar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus clarus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 29.6 cm (11.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 43.0 g (1.52 oz)
อาหาร Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Nocturnal aerial insectivore specialising in large moths and flying beetles, caught in slow erratic hunting …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

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

Slender-tailed Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Rapid churring trill; 'trrr-trrr' at steady pace; calls from East African dry scrub at night; lighter than Long-tailed Nightjar; alarm a quiet 'chek'

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.

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Found from Angola and the DRC south through Zambia and Zimbabwe to South Africa. Resident in woodland and savanna near rocky outcrops.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Slender-tailed Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Slender-tailed Nightjar

ขนนก

Pale brown upperparts with black streaks and buff-white spotting; whitish supercilium; white throat patch; underparts buff barred brown; males have elongated but narrower tail feathers than Long-tailed Nightjar.

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.

Slender-tailed Nightjar

A slender nightjar (24-27 cm including elongated tail) of open grassland and woodland edges in eastern and southern Africa. Similar to Long-tailed Nightjar but with paler plumage and finer markings. Nocturnal insectivore. Resident or short-distance migrant.

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