Buff-collared Nightjar vs Mucronate Sprangletop

Antrostomus ridgwayi compared with Leptochloa panicea

Key Differences

• Buff-collared Nightjar is Least Concern while Mucronate Sprangletop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-collared Nightjar	Mucronate Sprangletop
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	Leptochloa
Species	Antrostomus ridgwayi	Leptochloa panicea

Conservation Status

Buff-collared Nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Mucronate Sprangletop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-collared Nightjar	Mucronate Sprangletop
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.

Mucronate Sprangletop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.