Philippine Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus manillensis dibandingkan dengan Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Philippine Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
Nama Ilmiah Caprimulgus manillensis Chordeiles acutipennis
Ordo Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famili Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 34,0 cm (13.4 in) 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Berat 66,41666666666667 g (2.34 oz) 50,0 g (1.76 oz)
Diet 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 …
Ukuran Sarang 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Philippine Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Nightjar

Kicauan

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

Kicauan

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.

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Philippine Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Nightjar

Bulu

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

Bulu

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.

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