Sombre Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus fraenatus 비교 대상 Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Sombre Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
학명 Caprimulgus fraenatus Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 32.4 cm (12.8 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
체중 60.0 g (2.12 oz) 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
식성 Feeds at night on flying insects including moths and beetles; hunts with buoyant erratic flight … 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

Sombre Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Sombre Nightjar

노래

Monotonous churring trill; repetitive 'churr' at moderate tempo from East African scrub; lower-pitched and less musical than some relatives; calls persistently at night

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

Sombre Nightjar

Found across East Africa from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Tanzania. Resident in dry acacia scrub, thornbush, and arid savanna at low elevations.

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

Sombre Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Sombre Nightjar

깃털

Uniformly dark sooty-brown upperparts with dense blackish vermiculations; pale buff supercilium and narrow white submoustachial stripe; underparts barred buff and dark brown. Sexes similar.

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

Sombre Nightjar

에티오피아에서 남아프리카에 이르는 사하라 이남 아프리카 개활 삼림과 사바나에 사는 중형 쏙독새(23-25 cm). 암호화된 회갈색 깃털과 밝은 목 고리가 특징이다. 야행성으로 비행 중 나방과 딱정벌레를 먹는다. 거주성 또는 단거리 철새다.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family