Cuban Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Antrostomus cubanensis 비교 대상 Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Cuban Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
학명 Antrostomus cubanensis Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 35.0 cm (13.8 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
체중 71.4 g (2.52 oz) 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
식성 Hawks moths and flying insects at night over Cuban dry forest and coastal scrub. Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub …
산란 수 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Cuban Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Cuban Nightjar

노래

Rich, whistled 'chip-CHURR-wee' or 'whip-poor-will' variant; melodic rolling phrase; calls from Cuban pine forest at night; similar to Whip-poor-will but warmer toned

Lesser Nighthawk

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Cuban Nightjar

Endemic to Cuba and the Isle of Youth; resident of open pine woodland, scrub, and savanna.

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.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Cuban Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Cuban Nightjar

깃털

Brown and grey mottled with dark vermiculations; white gorget in male; white inner tail feather webs in male; buff throat and buff tail markings in female; overall pattern similar to …

Lesser Nighthawk

깃털

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 …

About These Birds

Cuban Nightjar

쿠바 나이트자는 쿠바와 아이슬라 데 라 후벤투드에만 서식하는 쿠바 고유종 나이트자입니다. 다른 나이트자와 마찬가지로 나무 색 깃털을 가지고 있으며, 낮에는 숨어있다가 밤에 활동합니다.

Lesser Nighthawk

소쏙독새(Chordeiles acutipennis)는 북아메리카 남부부터 남아메리카 북부까지 분포하는 야행성 새입니다. 날개에 흰 무늬가 있으며, 열린 서식지와 건조 지역을 선호합니다. 비행 중에 곤충을 포획합니다.

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