Antillean Nighthawk vs Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles gundlachii 比較対象 Chordeiles minor

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antillean Nighthawk Common Nighthawk
学名 Chordeiles gundlachii Chordeiles minor
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 38.6 cm (15.2 in)
体重 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 71.75 g (2.53 oz)
食性 Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. 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

Antillean Nighthawk only

Common Nighthawk only

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Song & Call Comparison

Antillean Nighthawk

さえずり

Distinctive 'kill-and-dee-dick' or 'killydee'; buzzy nasal call audible overhead; faster and shorter phrasing than Common Nighthawk; Caribbean accent clear

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

Antillean Nighthawk

Breeds in the Caribbean (Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica) and Florida Keys; partially migratory within the Caribbean region.

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

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Common Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Antillean Nighthawk

羽毛

Brown and buff mottled above with dark brown streaking; white throat patch in male; barred buff-white underparts; white wing bar across primaries; white tail band in male; female has 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

Antillean Nighthawk

アンティルナイトホーク(Chordeiles gundlachii)はカリブ海の島々に生息するナイトホークです。フロリダキーズでも繁殖が確認されています。体長約20cmで、夜行性の昆虫食鳥です。海岸部の開けた生息地を好みます。

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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