Antillean Nighthawk vs Papuan Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii 比較対象 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antillean Nighthawk Papuan Nightjar
学名 Chordeiles gundlachii Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
食性 Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
一腹卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Antillean Nighthawk only

Papuan Nightjar only

None

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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

Papuan Nightjar

さえずり

Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest

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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.

Papuan Nightjar

Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

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保全状況

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Papuan 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 …

Papuan Nightjar

羽毛

Dark grey-brown finely vermiculated with buff and black; pale buff and rufous throat patch; pale supercilium; no white wing patches; tail barred brown and buff; cryptically patterned bark-mimicking plumage.

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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。

Papuan Nightjar

ニューギニア南部の低地に生息するヨタカで、体重81g。

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