Yucatan Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Antrostomus badius 比較対象 Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Yucatan Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
学名 Antrostomus badius Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 32.6 cm (12.8 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重 58.03333333333333 g (2.05 oz) 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects over Yucatan dry forest and scrub. Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub …
一腹卵数 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Yucatan Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Yucatan Nightjar

さえずり

Whistled 'WEEP-weep' phrase; clear, melodic call from Yucatan dry forest; repeated steadily at night; lower than Tawny-collared; alarm a sharp bark note

Lesser Nighthawk

さえずり

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

Yucatan Nightjar

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

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.

保全状況

Least Concern

Yucatan Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Yucatan Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and grey mottled above with buff vermiculations; lacks tawny collar of Tawny-collared Nightjar; white gorget in male; pale buff below; white outer tail spots in male; buff tail in …

Lesser Nighthawk

羽毛

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

Yucatan Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~58 g) restricted to the Yucatan Peninsula, northern Guatemala, and northern Belize. Inhabits dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forest. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage. Calls with a repetitive whip-like phrase at night. Feeds on moths and beetles. Least Concern; limited but stable range.

Lesser Nighthawk

ヒメナイトホーク(Chordeiles acutipennis)は北アメリカ南西部からブラジルにかけて広く分布するナイトホークです。体長約20cmで、細長い翼と独特の飛行パターンが特徴です。薄明時に昆虫を捕食し、砂地や岩石地の地面に営巣します。

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