Buff-collared Nightjar vs Highwater Grass

Antrostomus ridgwayi compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-collared Nightjar	Highwater Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Caprimulgidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Antrostomus	Sporobolus
Species	Antrostomus ridgwayi	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Buff-collared Nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-collared Nightjar	Highwater Grass
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.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, 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.