Tawny-collared Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Antrostomus salvini से तुलना Chordeiles gundlachii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Tawny-collared Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
वैज्ञानिक नाम Antrostomus salvini Chordeiles gundlachii
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
वजन 56.0 g (1.98 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
आहार Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles at night over Central American forest and forest edge. Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
अंडों की संख्या 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Tawny-collared Nightjar only

कोई नहीं

Antillean Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Tawny-collared Nightjar

गीत

Loud 'WHEEP' or 'weet' repeated at intervals; sharp, whistled call; carries through Mexican highland forest; higher-pitched than Chuck-will's-widow; distinctive sharp quality

Antillean Nighthawk

गीत

Distinctive 'kill-and-dee-dick' or 'killydee'; buzzy nasal call audible overhead; faster and shorter phrasing than Common Nighthawk; Caribbean accent clear

Geographic Range & Migration

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Resident of tropical dry forest and scrub in eastern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco) and northern Central America.

Antillean Nighthawk

Breeds in the Caribbean (Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica) and Florida Keys; partially migratory within the Caribbean region.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Tawny-collared Nightjar

पंख

Brown and buff mottled above; distinctive tawny-buff collar encircling hindneck diagnostic; white gorget in male; pale buff underparts with dark barring; white outer tail spots in male; Mexican dry forests.

Antillean Nighthawk

पंख

Brown and buff mottled above with dark brown streaking; white throat patch in male; barred buff-white underparts; white wing bar across primaries; white tail band in male; female has buff …

About These Birds

Tawny-collared Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~56 g) of humid foothill and montane forest edges in northeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. Named for its tawny hindneck collar. Brown-mottled plumage; males have white tail corners. Roosts on the ground; feeds nocturnally on insects. Least Concern.

Antillean Nighthawk

A small Caprimulgidae nighthawk (~56 g) of open scrub, savannas, and coastal habitats in the Caribbean from Cuba and Hispaniola to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Very similar to the Common Nighthawk but separated by voice. Migratory; winters in South America. Aerial insectivore; Least Concern.

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