Antillean Nighthawk vs Malay Eared-nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii 比較対象 Lyncornis temminckii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antillean Nighthawk Malay Eared-nightjar
学名 Chordeiles gundlachii Lyncornis temminckii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
体重 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 95.0 g (3.35 oz)
食性 Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches large moths and beetles in flight over SE Asian lowland forest.
一腹卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Antillean Nighthawk only

None

Malay Eared-nightjar only

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

Malay Eared-nightjar

さえずり

Loud, repeated 'tock-tock-tock' or 'bonk-bonk'; hollow, wooden quality; carries well through lowland forest; alarm a sharp 'chek'; call accelerates toward end

Geographic Range & Migration

Antillean Nighthawk

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

Malay Eared-nightjar

Resident of lowland forest, forest edge, and secondary growth in Brunei, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo, up to 600 m.

保全状況

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Malay Eared-nightjar

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 …

Malay Eared-nightjar

羽毛

Brown and buff mottled with black vermiculations; distinctive long narrow ear-tufts projecting from crown; buff-white throat patch; no white wing spots; tail broadly barred brown and buff. Sexes similar.

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。

Malay Eared-nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~95 g) of forest edges, secondary growth, and plantation margins in Sundaland, including the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines. Distinguished by small, inconspicuous ear tufts. Nocturnal aerial insectivore. Rarely observed; calls heard at night. Least Concern.

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