Mozambique Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus fossii 比較対象 Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mozambique Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus fossii Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 31.0 cm (12.2 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重 61.7 g (2.18 oz) 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
食性 Feeds nocturnally on flying insects, chiefly moths and beetles, by hawking low over arid scrub … 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

None

Mozambique Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Mozambique Nightjar

さえずり

Loud churring trill; resonant 'charrr' from miombo woodland; calls from sandy ground at night; alarm a sharp 'churk'; one of southern Africa's most familiar nightjar calls

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

Mozambique Nightjar

Breeds in West Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia. Intra-African migrant; male has extraordinary elongated flag-like wing feathers.

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

Mozambique Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Mozambique Nightjar

羽毛

Grey-brown upperparts with black streaks and pale buff freckling; white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; males show white outer tail corners; Southern African bird distinguished by greyer …

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

Mozambique Nightjar

体長22〜24cmの南・東アフリカに生息するヨタカ。灰褐色で白い翼斑と尾斑が目立ち、ゴロゴロ音を出す。

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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