Lesser Nighthawk vs Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis 比較対象 Chordeiles minor

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lesser Nighthawk Common Nighthawk
学名 Chordeiles acutipennis Chordeiles minor
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 38.6 cm (15.2 in)
体重 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 71.75 g (2.53 oz)
食性 Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Aerial insectivore; catches flying beetles, ants, moths, and flies in fast aerial pursuit over open …
一腹卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Lesser Nighthawk only

Common Nighthawk only

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Song & Call Comparison

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

Common Nighthawk

さえずり

Loud, nasal 'peent' call repeated in flight; display dive produces loud booming 'whomp' with wings; churring trill on breeding grounds; colonial roost cacophony

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Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Common Nighthawk

Breeds across North America from Alaska to the Gulf Coast; long-distance migrant wintering in South America south to Argentina.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Common Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Common Nighthawk

羽毛

Brown and grey mottled above; white throat in male; white and dark barred underparts; distinctive white wing bar across primaries positioned more centrally than in Lesser Nighthawk; white tail band …

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About These Birds

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。

Common Nighthawk

コモンナイトホーク(Chordeiles minor)は北アメリカに広く分布するナイトホークです。夏はカナダや米国で繁殖し、冬は南アメリカに渡ります。体長約24cmで、「ピーント」という独特の鳴き声を持ちます。薄明時の飛行中に昆虫を捕食します。

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