Tawny-collared Nightjar vs Andaman Nightjar

Antrostomus salvini so với Caprimulgus andamanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Tawny-collared Nightjar Andaman Nightjar
Tên Khoa Học Antrostomus salvini Caprimulgus andamanicus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 33,8 cm (13.3 in) 36,4 cm (14.3 in)
Khối Lượng 56,0 g (1.98 oz) 66,06666666666666 g (2.33 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles at night over Central American forest and forest edge. Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes.
Số Trứng 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Tawny-collared Nightjar only

Không

Andaman Nightjar only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Tiếng Hót

Loud 'WHEEP' or 'weet' repeated at intervals; sharp, whistled call; carries through Mexican highland forest; higher-pitched than Chuck-will's-widow; distinctive sharp quality

Andaman Nightjar

Tiếng Hót

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

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Resident of tropical dry forest and scrub in eastern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco) and northern Central America.

Andaman Nightjar

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Bộ Lông

Brown and buff mottled above; distinctive tawny-buff collar encircling hindneck diagnostic; white gorget in male; pale buff underparts with dark barring; white outer tail spots in male; Mexican dry forests.

Andaman Nightjar

Bộ Lông

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

Tawny-collared Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~56 g) of humid foothill and montane forest edges in northeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. Named for its tawny hindneck collar. Brown-mottled plumage; males have white tail corners. Roosts on the ground; feeds nocturnally on insects. Least Concern.

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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