Jungle Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus indicus 比較対象 Chordeiles acutipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Jungle Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus indicus Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重 84.0 g (2.96 oz) 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths, beetles, and flying insects over South and SE Asian forest. 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
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Jungle Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

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Song & Call Comparison

Jungle Nightjar

さえずり

Loud churring 'chuck-chuck-chuck-rrr'; repetitive with accelerating quality; calls from South Asian forest at dusk; hollow resonant tone; alarm a sharp 'chuck'

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Jungle Nightjar

Breeds in eastern Asia (India, China, Korea, Japan) south to Southeast Asia; northern populations winter in tropical Southeast Asia.

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.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Jungle Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Jungle Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and grey mottled with dark vermiculations; white throat patch; white wing spots across primaries; white outer tail spots in male; buff throat and tail spots in female; pale supercilium …

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 …

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About These Birds

Jungle Nightjar

体重約84gのインドから日本の森林縁に生息するヨタカ。灰褐色のバフ色で隠蔽色が高く、部分的に渡りを行う。

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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