Philippine Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus manillensis 比較対象 Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Philippine Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus manillensis Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.0 cm (13.4 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重 66.41666666666667 g (2.34 oz) 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial hunter; takes moths, large beetles, and flying termites during prolonged hunting flights at … 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

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Philippine Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Nightjar

さえずり

Repeated 'chuck-chuck-churr'; hollow resonant trill; calls at night from Philippine lowland forest; persistent caller at dusk; alarm a rapid 'chuck-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

Geographic Range & Migration

Philippine Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent Indonesian islands in Wallacea. Resident in lowland and hill forest and secondary scrub up to 1,000 m.

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

Least Concern

Philippine Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Nightjar

羽毛

Complex brown and black upperparts with buff-tawny edging; white throat patch and pale buff supercilium; males possess large white primary spots; underparts extensively barred; distinctly patterned among Philippine nightjars.

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

Philippine Nightjar

体長24〜26cmのフィリピン固有のヨタカ。低地・山地林に生息する。

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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