Buff-collared Nightjar vs Giant dodder

Antrostomus ridgwayi compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-collared Nightjar	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Caprimulgidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Antrostomus	Cuscuta
Species	Antrostomus ridgwayi	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Buff-collared Nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-collared Nightjar	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-collared Nightjar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Buff-collared Nightjar

The Buff-Collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi) is a species in the genus Antrostomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.