Andaman Nightjar vs Long-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 对比 Caprimulgus climacurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andaman Nightjar Long-tailed Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus climacurus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 28.6 cm (11.3 in)
体重 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 48.333333333333336 g (1.70 oz)
食性 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Crepuscular to nocturnal; feeds predominantly on moths and flying beetles, hawked in open flight near …
产卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Andaman Nightjar only

Long-tailed Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Nightjar

鸣唱

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

Long-tailed Nightjar

鸣唱

Churring trill with hollow 'cuck' notes; 'cuck-churr-cuck' pattern; calls from West African woodland at night; alarm a sharp bark; persistent caller in dry season

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.

Long-tailed Nightjar

Found in East Africa from Ethiopia south to Kenya and Tanzania. Resident in open bushland. Male has elongated outer tail feathers with bare shafts.

保护状况

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Long-tailed Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Nightjar

羽毛

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 …

Long-tailed Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and black cryptic upperparts; white throat patch; males sport extremely elongated central tail feathers twice body length with bare white rachis; females much shorter-tailed; West African savanna specialist.

About These Birds

Andaman Nightjar

安达曼夜鹰,体长24–26厘米,安达曼群岛特有种,深褐色有棕色颈环。

Long-tailed Nightjar

长尾夜鹰,体长21–28厘米,分布于撒哈拉以南非洲,繁殖期雄鸟尾羽极长。

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