Mees's Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Caprimulgus meesi 比較対象 Chordeiles gundlachii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mees's Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus meesi Chordeiles gundlachii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.6 cm (13.2 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
体重 66.2 g (2.34 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
食性 Crepuscular and nocturnal aerial insectivore; pursues moths and flying beetles over grassland and woodland margins. Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
一腹卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Mees's Nightjar only

Antillean Nighthawk only

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Song & Call Comparison

Mees's Nightjar

さえずり

Churring trill from Wallacean islands; repetitive hollow call; closely related to Large-tailed Nightjar; calls from coastal scrub and open woodland at dusk

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Mees's Nightjar

Endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, primarily Timor. Resident in lowland forest, open woodland, and savanna.

Antillean Nighthawk

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Mees's Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mees's Nightjar

羽毛

Brown-grey upperparts with blackish crown streaks and pale buff mottling; buff-white supercilium; white chin patch; underparts barred pale buff and brown; closely resembles Large-tailed Nightjar but marginally paler.

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 …

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About These Birds

Mees's Nightjar

体長24〜26cmのインドネシア・レッサーサンダ諸島に生息する近年分割されたヨタカ。鳴き声が異なる。

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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