Antillean Nighthawk vs Todd's Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii 比較対象 Setopagis heterura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antillean Nighthawk Todd's Nightjar
学名 Chordeiles gundlachii Setopagis heterura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 27.8 cm (10.9 in)
体重 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 36.5 g (1.29 oz)
食性 Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over South American savanna and scrub.
一腹卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Antillean Nighthawk only

Todd's 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

Todd's Nightjar

さえずり

Rapid churring trill; nasal 'trrr-trrr' phrases repeated at dusk; calls from savanna and open woodland; poorly documented; higher-pitched than most Setopagis

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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.

Todd's Nightjar

Resident of open woodland and savanna in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, and the Guianas; also found in adjacent northern Brazil.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Todd's 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 …

Todd's Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and grey mottled with dark vermiculations; white throat patch in male; white spots on outer tail feathers in male; buff on throat and tail in female; no white wing …

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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。

Todd's Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~37 g) of open woodland and savanna in Trinidad and the Llanos of Venezuela and Colombia. Cryptically patterned brown-and-buff; white throat mark visible. Nocturnal; calls persistently at night. Feeds on flying insects. Similar to Spot-tailed but distinguished by call and range. Least Concern.

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