Andaman Nightjar vs Sombre Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 对比 Caprimulgus fraenatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andaman Nightjar Sombre Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus andamanicus Caprimulgus fraenatus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 32.4 cm (12.8 in)
体重 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 60.0 g (2.12 oz)
食性 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Feeds at night on flying insects including moths and beetles; hunts with buoyant erratic flight …
产卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Andaman Nightjar only

Sombre 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

Sombre Nightjar

鸣唱

Monotonous churring trill; repetitive 'churr' at moderate tempo from East African scrub; lower-pitched and less musical than some relatives; calls persistently at night

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.

Sombre Nightjar

Found across East Africa from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Tanzania. Resident in dry acacia scrub, thornbush, and arid savanna at low elevations.

保护状况

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Sombre 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 …

Sombre Nightjar

羽毛

Uniformly dark sooty-brown upperparts with dense blackish vermiculations; pale buff supercilium and narrow white submoustachial stripe; underparts barred buff and dark brown. Sexes similar.

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。

Sombre Nightjar

雀斑夜鹰变种,体长23–25厘米,分布于撒哈拉以南非洲(埃塞俄比亚至南非),栖息于开阔林地和稀树草原。

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