Standard-winged Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Caprimulgus longipennis 比較対象 Chordeiles gundlachii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Standard-winged Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus longipennis Chordeiles gundlachii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.6 cm (13.6 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
体重 48.5 g (1.71 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
食性 Nocturnal moth and beetle specialist; hunts in sustained low flight over dry open country and … 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

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Standard-winged Nightjar only

Antillean Nighthawk only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Standard-winged Nightjar

さえずり

Churring 'chrrr' from West African woodland; male performs display flight with elongated wing feathers; calls from open savanna; alarm a quiet 'chek'

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Standard-winged Nightjar

Breeds in central and southern Africa from Angola south to South Africa. Intra-African migrant; moves north in austral winter through miombo woodland.

Antillean Nighthawk

Breeds in the Caribbean (Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica) and Florida Keys; partially migratory within the Caribbean region.

保全状況

Least Concern

Standard-winged Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Standard-winged Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and black cryptic upperparts; white throat patch; breeding males develop extraordinary elongated inner primaries as feather-flag standards up to 38 cm with small terminal vane; among Africa's most spectacular …

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 …

About These Birds

Standard-winged Nightjar

体長22〜28cmの西・中央アフリカの湿潤なサバンナに生息するヨタカ。繁殖期の雄は最長38cmに及ぶ初列風切羽を持つ。

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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