Lesser Nighthawk vs White-throated Nightjar

Chordeiles acutipennis 比較対象 Eurostopodus mystacalis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lesser Nighthawk White-throated Nightjar
学名 Chordeiles acutipennis Eurostopodus mystacalis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 50.4 cm (19.8 in)
体重 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 138.25 g (4.88 oz)
食性 Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Catches large flying insects, especially moths and beetles, in aerial sallies over Australian and Pacific …
一腹卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Lesser Nighthawk only

White-throated Nightjar only

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

White-throated Nightjar

さえずり

Resonant, churring song; rapid 'good-lord-deliver-us' or 'chaw-chaw-chaw'; low, bubbling trill carrying through rainforest; softer than related species

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.

White-throated Nightjar

Resident of open woodland and scrub in eastern and northern Australia; also found on offshore islands and in southern New Guinea.

保全状況

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

White-throated Nightjar

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 …

White-throated Nightjar

羽毛

Grey-brown with rufous and black mottling; large bold white throat patch distinctive; no white wing spots or tail markings; well-camouflaged on bark. Male and female similar; one of the larger …

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。

White-throated Nightjar

東オーストラリアとニューギニア沿岸に生息するヨタカで、体重138g。白い喉が特徴。

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