Mozambique Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Caprimulgus fossii 比較対象 Chordeiles gundlachii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mozambique Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus fossii Chordeiles gundlachii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 31.0 cm (12.2 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
体重 61.7 g (2.18 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
食性 Feeds nocturnally on flying insects, chiefly moths and beetles, by hawking low over arid scrub … 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

Mozambique Nightjar only

Antillean Nighthawk only

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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

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

Mozambique Nightjar

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

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

Mozambique Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

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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 …

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

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。

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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