Andaman Nightjar vs Sickle-winged Nightjar

Caprimulgus andamanicus 对比 Eleothreptus anomalus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andaman Nightjar Sickle-winged Nightjar
学名 Caprimulgus andamanicus Eleothreptus anomalus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Vulnerable
体长
翼展 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 25.8 cm (10.2 in)
体重 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 43.7 g (1.54 oz)
食性 Night-hunting insectivore targeting moths, flying beetles, and winged ants in erratic low-altitude aerial passes. Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles at night over South American wet grassland and marshes.
产卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Andaman Nightjar only

Sickle-winged Nightjar only

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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

Sickle-winged Nightjar

鸣唱

Soft churring call; low-pitched, repetitive trill from grassland; males produce distinctive wing noise in display flight; vocalizations quiet compared to wing sounds

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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.

Sickle-winged Nightjar

Resident of open marshland, wet grassland, and savanna from Paraguay and adjacent Bolivia south to Uruguay and northeastern Argentina.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Vulnerable

Sickle-winged Nightjar

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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 …

Sickle-winged Nightjar

羽毛

Male with extraordinarily elongated sickle-shaped outer primaries; dark brown with buff mottling; white throat and wing spots. Female brown with buff spots; normal wing shape; male wing shape unique among …

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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。

Sickle-winged Nightjar

体重约44克的小型夜鹰,栖息于南美洲东南部湿润潘帕斯草地。雄鸟具镰刀形翅膀轮廓。易危。

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