Lesser Nighthawk vs Yucatan Poorwill

Chordeiles acutipennis 比較対象 Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lesser Nighthawk Yucatan Poorwill
学名 Chordeiles acutipennis Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 21.8 cm (8.6 in)
体重 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 24.5 g (0.86 oz)
食性 Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles at night over Yucatan Peninsula dry forest and scrub.
一腹卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Lesser Nighthawk only

Yucatan Poorwill 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

Yucatan Poorwill

さえずり

Thin, whistled 'poor-will'; high and reedy for a nightjar; calls from dry Yucatan scrub at dusk; small size reflected in lighter, thinner call quality

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.

Yucatan Poorwill

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

保全状況

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Yucatan Poorwill

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 …

Yucatan Poorwill

羽毛

Pale sandy-brown and buff mottled above; pale buff below with dark barring; white throat in male; no ear tufts unlike Eared Poorwill; small white outer tail spots; restricted to Yucatan …

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。

Yucatan Poorwill

A tiny Caprimulgidae poorwill (~25 g) of dry scrub and thorn forest on the Yucatan Peninsula and adjacent Belize. One of the smallest poorwills. Brown-and-buff finely vermiculated plumage. Roosts on the ground amid leaf litter. Nocturnal insectivore, taking tiny moths and beetles. Least Concern within its restricted range.

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