Timor Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus ritae 比較対象 Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Timor Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus ritae Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
食性 Feeds nocturnally on moths and beetles caught in sustained low hawking flights over open and … 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

Timor Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Timor Nightjar

さえずり

Poorly documented; presumed churring calls similar to Large-tailed Nightjar complex; vocalizations from Timor essentially unrecorded; calls at dusk from scrub

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

Timor Nightjar

Endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. Resident in forest edge, secondary growth, and coastal scrub.

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

Not Evaluated

Timor Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Timor Nightjar

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown upperparts densely patterned with blackish streaks and pale buff spots; whitish throat band; underparts buff with dark brown barring; restricted to Timor with limited information on plumage variation.

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

Timor Nightjar

レッサーサンダ諸島のティモール島固有のヨタカ。乾燥したモンスーン林に生息し、データが少ない。

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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