Black Bent vs Square-tailed Nightjar

Agrostis gigantea compared with Caprimulgus fossii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Square-tailed Nightjar
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Poales (قبئيات)	Caprimulgiformes (سبديات)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Agrostis	Caprimulgus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Caprimulgus fossii

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Square-tailed Nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Square-tailed Nightjar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Square-tailed Nightjar

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway