Star-spotted Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Caprimulgus stellatus से तुलना Chordeiles gundlachii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Star-spotted Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
वैज्ञानिक नाम Caprimulgus stellatus Chordeiles gundlachii
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 30.9 cm (12.2 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
वजन 59.25 g (2.09 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
आहार -- Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
अंडों की संख्या -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Star-spotted Nightjar only

Antillean Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Star-spotted Nightjar

गीत

Churring trill; hollow 'chuck' notes interspersed with churring; calls from dry East African bush at night; similar to Donaldson Smith's but larger and louder

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

Antillean Nighthawk

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

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Star-spotted Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Star-spotted Nightjar

पंख

Dark brown upperparts densely dotted with small buff-white stellate spots; white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; the star-like white spotting on wing coverts and back is the …

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

A small nightjar (21-23 cm) found in dry, rocky semi-desert and arid bushland of the Horn of Africa and southern Arabian Peninsula. Sandy-brown plumage with star-like white spots on wing coverts. Nocturnal insectivore. Poorly studied due to remote habitat.

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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