Andaman Nightjar vs Yucatan Poorwill

Caprimulgus andamanicus 对比 Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andaman Nightjar Yucatan Poorwill
学名 Caprimulgus andamanicus Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 21.8 cm (8.6 in)
体重 66.06666666666666 g (2.33 oz) 24.5 g (0.86 oz)
食性 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.
产卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Andaman Nightjar only

Yucatan Poorwill 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

Yucatan Poorwill

鸣唱

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.

保护状况

Least Concern

Andaman Nightjar

Least Concern

Yucatan Poorwill

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 …

Yucatan Poorwill

羽毛

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

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。

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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