Mexican Whip-poor-will vs Antillean Nighthawk

Antrostomus arizonae 比較対象 Chordeiles gundlachii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mexican Whip-poor-will Antillean Nighthawk
学名 Antrostomus arizonae Chordeiles gundlachii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 31.9 cm (12.6 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
体重 47.45 g (1.67 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
食性 Hawks moths, beetles, and flying insects at night over pine-oak forest of Mexico and SW … Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
一腹卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Mexican Whip-poor-will only

None

Antillean Nighthawk only

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Song & Call Comparison

Mexican Whip-poor-will

さえずり

Clear 'whip-poor-WILL'; similar to Eastern but slightly higher in pitch; calls from pine-oak highlands of Mexico; burry whistled quality; repeated persistently at night

Antillean Nighthawk

さえずり

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Breeds in pine-oak highland forest in the mountains of Mexico and Central America; partially migratory at higher elevations.

Antillean Nighthawk

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Mexican Whip-poor-will

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mexican Whip-poor-will

羽毛

Grey-brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; white gorget in male; pale buff barred underparts; white outer tail tips in male; recently split from Eastern Whip-poor-will; slightly browner tones …

Antillean Nighthawk

羽毛

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 …

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About These Birds

Mexican Whip-poor-will

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) of pine-oak forests in the mountains of Arizona, New Mexico, and western Mexico. Recently split from the Eastern Whip-poor-will on morphological and vocal grounds. Calls with the same 'whip-poor-will' phrase. Feeds on moths and beetles nocturnally. Least Concern.

Antillean Nighthawk

アンティルナイトホーク(Chordeiles gundlachii)はカリブ海の島々に生息するナイトホークです。フロリダキーズでも繁殖が確認されています。体長約20cmで、夜行性の昆虫食鳥です。海岸部の開けた生息地を好みます。

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