Buff-collared Nightjar vs mountain melick

Antrostomus ridgwayi compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-collared Nightjar	mountain melick
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	Melica
Species	Antrostomus ridgwayi	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Buff-collared Nightjar

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-collared Nightjar	mountain melick
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.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.