Antillean Nighthawk vs Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii 比較対象 Uropsalis lyra

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antillean Nighthawk Lyre-tailed Nightjar
学名 Chordeiles gundlachii Uropsalis lyra
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 35.2 cm (13.9 in)
体重 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 71.25 g (2.51 oz)
食性 Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Hawks moths and flying insects at night over Andean montane forest; male's enormously long tail …
一腹卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Antillean Nighthawk only

Lyre-tailed 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

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

さえずり

Clear, melodic whistled phrase; 'wheeeoo' delivered from Andean ridges; males give repeated territorial whistle; alarm a sharp 'chek'; female call quieter and thinner

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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.

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Resident of Andean cloud forest and forest edge in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, at 1,000–2,500 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Lyre-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 …

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

羽毛

Male dark brown with buff mottling; outer tail feathers massively elongated and curved outward forming lyre shape up to 60 cm; white throat. Female plain brown and buff mottled without …

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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。

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~71 g) of Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia. Males bear enormously elongated outer tail feathers extending over three times the body length in a lyrate shape; females lack this ornamentation. Inhabits moist montane forest edges. Feeds on insects at night. Least Concern.

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