Palau Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus phalaena 比較対象 Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Palau Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus phalaena Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 32.3 cm (12.7 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重 91.5 g (3.23 oz) 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
食性 Catches flying insects in nocturnal aerial sallies over Palau island forest and scrub. Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub …
一腹卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Palau Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Palau Nightjar

さえずり

Churring call from Palau forest; repetitive hollow trill; endemic island species with poorly documented vocalizations; calls at night from dense vegetation

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

Palau Nightjar

Endemic to Palau (Micronesia, western Pacific Ocean); resident of forest and open woodland on the main Palauan islands.

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

Palau Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Palau Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and rufous mottled above with dark vermiculations; pale buff throat patch; small pale wing spots; tail barred brown and buff without bold white markings; Palau endemic; relatively large and …

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

Palau Nightjar

体重約92gのパラオ諸島西太平洋固有のヨタカ。褐色とバフ色の隠蔽色を持つ。

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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