Grey Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus jotaka 比較対象 Chordeiles acutipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Grey Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus jotaka Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 40.7 cm (16.0 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重 84.4 g (2.98 oz) 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
食性 Hawks moths and large insects at dusk and night over East 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

Grey Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey Nightjar

さえずり

Persistent 'cawk-cawk-cawk'; hollow, frog-like notes repeated rapidly; calls from East Asian forests at night; higher-pitched variant churr also given; very persistent caller

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

Grey Nightjar

Breeds in deciduous and mixed forest from far eastern Russia and northern China south to Korea and Japan; winters in southern and 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

Grey Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey Nightjar

羽毛

Grey-brown above with pale buff vermiculations; grey tones stronger than Jungle Nightjar; white throat patch; white outer wing spots; white outer tail in male; buff throat and tail spots in …

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

Grey Nightjar

体重約84gの日本・朝鮮・中国東北部の山地林で繁殖し、東南アジアで越冬するヨタカ。鼻音のピョーピョーという鳴き声が特徴。

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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