Swamp Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Caprimulgus natalensis 比較対象 Chordeiles gundlachii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Swamp Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus natalensis Chordeiles gundlachii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.6 cm (12.0 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
体重 76.3 g (2.69 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
食性 Night-active aerial insectivore catching moths, beetles, and grasshoppers in sustained low-altitude hunting flights. Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
一腹卵数 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Swamp Nightjar only

Antillean Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Swamp Nightjar

さえずり

Mellow churring trill; softer 'frog-like' chrrr from wetland margins; calls from papyrus and reed beds in Africa; lower and rounder than dryland nightjars

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

Swamp Nightjar

Known from a single wing found in Ethiopia's Nechisar National Park. Possibly extinct; range and taxonomy uncertain. Critically Endangered.

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

Swamp Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Swamp Nightjar

羽毛

Relatively large; dark brown upperparts with heavy blackish streaking and pale buff spotting; broad white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; often shows paler underpart ground colour than …

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

Swamp Nightjar

体長23〜24cmのサハラ以南アフリカの湿潤な草地・湿地に生息するヨタカ。白い喉斑が特徴。

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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