{"id":303502,"date":"2024-07-05T18:24:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T12:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=303502"},"modified":"2024-07-05T18:24:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T12:54:24","slug":"nightjars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nightjars\/","title":{"rendered":"Nightjars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on Nightjars<\/strong> has been created based on the article “New Species of Bird Discovered on Lesser Sunda Islands” published in \u201cSciNews\u201d on 1 July 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the news?<\/h2>\n

Recently, scientists have described a new species of nightjar<\/span>, named Caprimulgus ritae<\/span>, found in the tropical forests of Timor and Wetar in the Lesser Sunda Islands.<\/p>\n

About Nightjars<\/h2>\n
\"Nightjars\"
Source: Birdfact<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aspects<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About<\/strong><\/td>\n1. Nightjars are medium-sized<\/span>, nocturnal<\/span>, insectivorous birds<\/span> belonging to the family Caprimulgidae and the order Caprimulgiformes.
\n2. Nightjars are among the most difficult bird species to study<\/span> due to their unobtrusive and nocturnal behavior, as well as their cryptic plumage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Features<\/strong><\/td>\n1.Physical Characteristics:<\/strong> Nightjars have long wings,<\/span> short legs, and very short bills.
\n2. Diet:<\/strong> They feed on flying insects<\/span>, catching them on the wing at night.
\n3. Camouflage:<\/strong> Their grey-brown<\/span>, mottled<\/span>, streaked, and stripey plumage provides excellent camouflage during the daytime.
\n4.Daytime Behavior:<\/strong> During the day, they sleep on the ground<\/span> or perch lengthwise on a branch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distribution<\/strong><\/td>\nNightjars are found worldwide, except in Antarctica and certain island groups such as the Seychelles<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diet<\/strong><\/td>\nNightjars eat a variety of flying insects<\/span>, including moths and beetles. They hunt their prey in flight, which is an impressive feat in low light.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

About the Lesser Sunda Islands<\/h2>\n

1. Location:<\/strong> The Lesser Sunda Islands are an archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia, located to the immediate east of Java and to the north of Western Australia.<\/p>\n

2. Major Islands:<\/strong> The group includes Bali<\/span>, Lombok<\/span>, Sumbawa<\/span>, Flores, Sumba, and Timor.<\/p>\n

3. Geological Formation:<\/strong> The islands are part of the Sunda Arc, a volcanic arc formed by subduction along the Sunda Trench in the Java Sea. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west, they make up the Sunda Islands.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on Nightjars has been created based on the article “New Species of Bird Discovered on Lesser Sunda Islands” published in \u201cSciNews\u201d on 1 July 2024. Why in the news? Recently, scientists have described a new species of nightjar, named Caprimulgus ritae, found in the tropical forests of Timor and Wetar in the Lesser… Continue reading Nightjars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182],"tags":[11872,11999],"class_list":["post-303502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-scinews","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303502\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}