Antillean Nighthawk vs New Caledonian Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii 比較対象 Eurostopodus exul

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antillean Nighthawk New Caledonian Nightjar
学名 Chordeiles gundlachii Eurostopodus exul
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 36.4 cm (14.3 in)
体重 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 77.0 g (2.72 oz)
食性 Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Feeds on flying insects caught in aerial pursuit at night; extinct in New Caledonia, diet …
一腹卵数 1-2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Antillean Nighthawk only

New Caledonian Nightjar 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

New Caledonian Nightjar

さえずり

Poorly documented calls; presumed churring nocturnal song similar to congeners; deep resonant trilling at low pitch; vocalizations essentially unknown

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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.

New Caledonian Nightjar

Formerly endemic to New Caledonia; known from historical records only; possibly extinct, last confirmed late 19th century.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Not Evaluated

New Caledonian Nightjar

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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 …

New Caledonian Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and grey mottled with buff and dark vermiculations; whitish-buff throat patch; fine pale shaft streaks on crown; no white in wings or tail; known from very few specimens; New …

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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。

New Caledonian Nightjar

ニューカレドニアに生息するヨタカで、記録が少なく絶滅している可能性がある。

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