Andaman Nightjar vs Slender-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus ile kıyaslandığında Caprimulgus clarus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Andaman Nightjar Slender-tailed Nightjar
Bilimsel Ad Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus clarus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 36,4 cm (14.3 in) 29,6 cm (11.7 in)
Ağırlık 66,06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 43,0 g (1.52 oz)
Beslenme 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 …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-2 2
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Andaman Nightjar only

Slender-tailed Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Nightjar

Şarkı

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

Şarkı

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'

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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.

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.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Slender-tailed Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Nightjar

Tuy

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

Tuy

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.

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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.

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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