Chirruping Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus griseatus 比較対象 Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chirruping Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus griseatus Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
食性 -- Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub …
一腹卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Chirruping Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Chirruping Nightjar

さえずり

Distinctive chirruping trill; rapid high-pitched 'chi-chi-chi-rrr'; sharper and more staccato than typical Caprimulgus; calls at dusk from open habitats

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

Chirruping Nightjar

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

Not Evaluated

Chirruping Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Chirruping Nightjar

羽毛

Grey-brown upperparts with blackish streaks and pale buff vermiculations; buff-white chin and throat; underparts barred pale buff and dark brown; recently split from Savanna Nightjar, differing in subtle plumage and …

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

Chirruping Nightjar

体長20〜22cmのコロンビア・ベネズエラ・ガイアナの乾燥した低木・半乾燥地に生息するヨタカ。淡い灰褐色。

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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