Lesser Nighthawk vs Least Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis 比較対象 Chordeiles pusillus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lesser Nighthawk Least Nighthawk
学名 Chordeiles acutipennis Chordeiles pusillus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 25.0 cm (9.8 in)
体重 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 29.733333333333334 g (1.05 oz)
食性 Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Catches small flying insects in aerial pursuit over South American scrub and open areas; crepuscular.
一腹卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Lesser Nighthawk only

Least Nighthawk only

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Song & Call Comparison

Lesser Nighthawk

さえずり

Loud purring trill; buzzy 'brrrrr' given in flight; lower and softer than Common Nighthawk; males display with booming wingbeats; calls at dusk over deserts

Least Nighthawk

さえずり

High-pitched, buzzy trill; thin 'pee-pee-pee' series; soft churring from ground; tiny size matched by high, reedy call quality; rarely loud

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Geographic Range & Migration

Lesser Nighthawk

Breeds in open arid scrub from southwestern USA south through Central America to western South America; winters in Mexico and northern South America.

Least Nighthawk

Resident of open savanna and cerrado in interior South America from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia and central Brazil.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Least Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lesser Nighthawk

羽毛

Brown and buff mottled above; buff-white below with brown barring; white throat in male; white wing bar closer to wingtip than in Common Nighthawk; buff tail band. Female with buff …

Least Nighthawk

羽毛

Smallest Chordeiles; brown and buff mottled above; pale buff underparts with dark barring; small white throat patch in male; narrow white wing bar; white or buff tail spots. Female has …

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About These Birds

Lesser Nighthawk

ヒメナイトホーク(Chordeiles acutipennis)は北アメリカ南西部からブラジルにかけて広く分布するナイトホークです。体長約20cmで、細長い翼と独特の飛行パターンが特徴です。薄明時に昆虫を捕食し、砂地や岩石地の地面に営巣します。

Least Nighthawk

リーストナイトホーク(Chordeiles pusillus)は南アメリカ内陸部に生息する小型のナイトホークです。ブラジル中部からアルゼンチン北部にかけて分布します。体長約16cmで、岩石地や砂地の開けた生息地を好みます。夕暮れ時に昆虫を捕食します。

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