Fiery-necked Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus pectoralis verglichen mit Chordeiles acutipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Fiery-necked Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
Wissenschaftlicher Name Caprimulgus pectoralis Chordeiles acutipennis
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 31,9 cm (12.6 in) 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Gewicht 52,083333333333336 g (1.84 oz) 50,0 g (1.76 oz)
Ernährung Feeds at dusk and night on moths and large flying beetles caught in aerial sallies … Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub …
Gelegegröße 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Gesang

Rich, melodic 'good-lord-deliver-us'; beautiful flute-like whistled phrase; most musical of African nightjars; calls from savanna woodland at dusk; unmistakable song

Lesser Nighthawk

Gesang

Loud purring trill; buzzy 'brrrrr' given in flight; lower and softer than Common Nighthawk; males display with booming wingbeats; calls at dusk over deserts

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Geographic Range & Migration

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Found in East Africa from Ethiopia south to Tanzania on mountain ranges. Resident in montane moorland and forest edge at 1,500–4,000 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.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Gefieder

Distinctive bold orange-rufous hindneck collar contrasting with dark brown crown; upperparts brown with black streaks and buff mottling; white throat patch; males show white outer tail spots; Africa's most recognisable …

Lesser Nighthawk

Gefieder

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 …

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About These Birds

Fiery-necked Nightjar

A medium-sized nightjar (23-25 cm) widespread across sub-Saharan African woodlands and savanna. Rich brown plumage with a bold rufous collar. Named for its extraordinary, unmistakable song: a prolonged, melodic good-lord-deliver-us call. Nocturnal insectivore; resident.

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.

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