Red-necked Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus ruficollis 比較対象 Chordeiles acutipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red-necked Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus ruficollis Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 39.6 cm (15.6 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重 86.33333333333333 g (3.05 oz) 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
食性 Hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at night over Iberian and North African scrub … 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
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Red-necked Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-necked Nightjar

さえずり

Loud, resonant 'cut-CHER-cut' or 'cotcorotcot'; far-carrying hollow knocking; churring trill between phrases; calls from scrubby Mediterranean habitats at night

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Red-necked Nightjar

Breeds on the Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, and northwestern Algeria; long-distance migrant wintering in sub-Saharan West Africa from Senegal to Guinea.

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.

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保全状況

Near Threatened

Red-necked Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Red-necked Nightjar

羽毛

Large nightjar; grey-brown mottled above; rufous-orange hindneck collar diagnostic; white throat patch in male; white spots on wing coverts and outer tail in male; buff equivalents in female.

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 …

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About These Birds

Red-necked Nightjar

体重約86gのイベリア半島・北西アフリカで繁殖するヨタカ。赤褐色の首輪が特徴で準絶滅危惧種。

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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