Philippine Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk
Caprimulgus manillensis مقارنةً بـ Chordeiles acutipennis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| السمة | Philippine Nightjar | Lesser Nighthawk |
|---|---|---|
| الاسم العلمي | Caprimulgus manillensis | Chordeiles acutipennis |
| الرتبة | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| الفصيلة | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| حالة الحفاظ | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| الطول | — | — |
| طول الجناح | 34,0 cm (13.4 in) | 33,0 cm (13.0 in) |
| الوزن | 66,41666666666667 g (2.34 oz) | 50,0 g (1.76 oz) |
| النظام الغذائي | Nocturnal aerial hunter; takes moths, large beetles, and flying termites during prolonged hunting flights at … | Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … |
| عدد البيض في الوضع | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Philippine Nightjar
Repeated 'chuck-chuck-churr'; hollow resonant trill; calls at night from Philippine lowland forest; persistent caller at dusk; alarm a rapid 'chuck-chuck'
Lesser Nighthawk
Loud purring trill; buzzy 'brrrrr' given in flight; lower and softer than Common Nighthawk; males display with booming wingbeats; calls at dusk over deserts
Geographic Range & Migration
Philippine Nightjar
Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent Indonesian islands in Wallacea. Resident in lowland and hill forest and secondary scrub up to 1,000 m.
Lesser Nighthawk
Breeds in open arid scrub from southwestern USA south through Central America to western South America; winters in Mexico and northern South America.
حالة الحفاظ
Philippine Nightjar
Lesser Nighthawk
How to Tell Them Apart
Philippine Nightjar
Complex brown and black upperparts with buff-tawny edging; white throat patch and pale buff supercilium; males possess large white primary spots; underparts extensively barred; distinctly patterned among Philippine nightjars.
Lesser Nighthawk
Brown and buff mottled above; buff-white below with brown barring; white throat in male; white wing bar closer to wingtip than in Common Nighthawk; buff tail band. Female with buff …
About These Birds
Philippine Nightjar
A medium-sized nightjar (24-26 cm) endemic to the Philippines. Found in lowland and montane forests, forest edges, and secondary growth. Cryptic grey-brown plumage with fine barring. Nocturnal insectivore feeding on moths and beetles at forest clearings.
Lesser Nighthawk
A small Caprimulgidae nighthawk (~50 g) of deserts, semi-arid scrub, and open woodland from the southwestern United States to Peru and Brazil. Brown-and-buff patterned; males have a white throat bar. Low, buoyant flight close to the ground at dusk. Hunts insects aerially. Migratory; Least Concern.