Antillean Nighthawk vs Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii 比較対象 Hydropsalis torquata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antillean Nighthawk Scissor-tailed Nightjar
学名 Chordeiles gundlachii Hydropsalis torquata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 36.8 cm (14.5 in)
体重 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 54.625 g (1.93 oz)
食性 Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Catches moths, beetles, and flying insects in aerial sallies at night over South American savanna.
一腹卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Antillean Nighthawk only

Scissor-tailed 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

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

さえずり

Loud, clear churring 'quurrr'; repetitive at moderate pitch; calls from open cerrado at dusk; males call persistently from prominent perches; alarm a sharp 'chek'

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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.

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Resident of open savanna, cerrado, and scrub from Colombia and Venezuela south through Brazil to Bolivia and northern Argentina.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Scissor-tailed 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 …

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

羽毛

Male with enormously elongated outer tail feathers to 25 cm forming scissors in flight; brown and buff mottled body; white throat; white wing spots. Female brown mottled with normal tail …

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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。

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~55 g) of open woodland, cerrado, and grassland in eastern and central South America. Males possess spectacularly long scissor-like outer tail feathers. Common around cattle pastures and agricultural land. Feeds on large moths and beetles at night. Least Concern across its broad range.

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