Andaman Nightjar vs Yucatan Poorwill

Caprimulgus andamanicus so với Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Andaman Nightjar Yucatan Poorwill
Tên Khoa Học Caprimulgus andamanicus Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 36,4 cm (14.3 in) 21,8 cm (8.6 in)
Khối Lượng 66,06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 24,5 g (0.86 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles at night over Yucatan Peninsula dry forest and scrub.
Số Trứng 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Andaman Nightjar only

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Yucatan Poorwill only

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Song & Call Comparison

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

Yucatan Poorwill

Tiếng Hót

Thin, whistled 'poor-will'; high and reedy for a nightjar; calls from dry Yucatan scrub at dusk; small size reflected in lighter, thinner call quality

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.

Yucatan Poorwill

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Yucatan Poorwill

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Yucatan Poorwill

Bộ Lông

Pale sandy-brown and buff mottled above; pale buff below with dark barring; white throat in male; no ear tufts unlike Eared Poorwill; small white outer tail spots; restricted to Yucatan …

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.

Yucatan Poorwill

A tiny Caprimulgidae poorwill (~25 g) of dry scrub and thorn forest on the Yucatan Peninsula and adjacent Belize. One of the smallest poorwills. Brown-and-buff finely vermiculated plumage. Roosts on the ground amid leaf litter. Nocturnal insectivore, taking tiny moths and beetles. Least Concern within its restricted range.

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