Lesser Nighthawk vs White-winged Nightjar

Chordeiles acutipennis 比較対象 Eleothreptus candicans

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lesser Nighthawk White-winged Nightjar
学名 Chordeiles acutipennis Eleothreptus candicans
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 30.2 cm (11.9 in)
体重 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 49.666666666666664 g (1.75 oz)
食性 Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Catches flying insects in nocturnal aerial sallies over South American savanna and grassland.
一腹卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Lesser Nighthawk only

White-winged Nightjar 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

White-winged Nightjar

さえずり

Soft, purring 'purrr' from cerrado grassland; low, muffled churring; males perform wing-clapping display producing sharp snapping sounds; vocalizations otherwise quiet

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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.

White-winged Nightjar

Resident of campo cerrado grassland and open savanna in interior Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais); rare and endangered.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Vulnerable

White-winged Nightjar

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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 …

White-winged Nightjar

羽毛

Male largely white on wings with dark brown body; white wing patches striking in flight; brown crown and back; white tail. Female cryptically mottled brown and buff; lacks white wings …

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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。

White-winged Nightjar

オスがほぼ白色のヨタカで、ブラジルのセラード草原に生息する。危急種に指定されている。

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