Savanna Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus affinis 比較対象 Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Savanna Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus affinis Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 31.9 cm (12.6 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重 74.16666666666667 g (2.62 oz) 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial feeder on moths, beetles, and flying bugs; forages in open areas near woodland … Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub …
一腹卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Savanna Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Savanna Nightjar

さえずり

Loud, churring 'chwerrr'; resonant trill from South and Southeast Asian open habitats; calls from bare ground and burnt areas; very common nocturnal sound

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

Savanna Nightjar

Found in Indonesia and the Philippines on Sulawesi, Mindanao, and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland forest edge and scrub.

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

Savanna Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Savanna Nightjar

羽毛

Pale greyish-brown upperparts with black shaft streaks and buff spotting; whitish supercilium and moustachial stripe; white throat patch; males show large white outer tail patches; widespread across South and Southeast …

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

Savanna Nightjar

体長20〜23cmのパキスタンからフィリピンの南・東南アジアに生息するヨタカ。白い翼斑が特徴。

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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