Lesser Nighthawk vs Greater Band-winged Nightjar

Chordeiles acutipennis comparé à Systellura longirostris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Lesser Nighthawk Greater Band-winged Nightjar
Nom scientifique Chordeiles acutipennis Systellura longirostris
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Poids 50,0 g (1.76 oz) 45,666666666666664 g (1.61 oz)
Régime alimentaire Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects at night over South American open and scrubby …
Taille de la couvée 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Lesser Nighthawk only

Greater Band-winged Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Lesser Nighthawk

Chant

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

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

Chant

Repeated 'tyuk-tyuk' or 'chuck-will'; whistled, melodic phrase; calls from Andean slopes and scrub; alarm a sharp bark; cleaner tone than lowland nightjars

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Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

Resident of open rocky slopes and Andean scrub from Ecuador south through Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina to Patagonia and the Falkland Islands.

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lesser Nighthawk

Plumage

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 …

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

Plumage

Brown and grey mottled with dark brown and buff vermiculations; white wing bar across primaries forming band pattern in flight; white throat in male; buff throat in female; white outer …

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About These Birds

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.

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~46 g) of open scrub, grassland, and rocky slopes from Argentina northward through the Andes to Colombia. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage with a pale wing bar. Highly vocal at night in Andean valleys. Feeds on insects aerially. Least Concern across its wide South American range.

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