Sombre Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Caprimulgus fraenatus 비교 대상 Chordeiles gundlachii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Sombre Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
학명 Caprimulgus fraenatus Chordeiles gundlachii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 32.4 cm (12.8 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
체중 60.0 g (2.12 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
식성 Feeds at night on flying insects including moths and beetles; hunts with buoyant erratic flight … Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
산란 수 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Sombre Nightjar only

Antillean 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

Antillean Nighthawk

노래

Distinctive 'kill-and-dee-dick' or 'killydee'; buzzy nasal call audible overhead; faster and shorter phrasing than Common Nighthawk; Caribbean accent clear

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.

Antillean Nighthawk

Breeds in the Caribbean (Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica) and Florida Keys; partially migratory within the Caribbean region.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Sombre Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean 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.

Antillean Nighthawk

깃털

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 …

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.

Antillean Nighthawk

안틸리스나이트호크(Chordeiles gundlachii)는 카리브해 섬들에 서식하는 나이트호크입니다. 여름에는 카리브해에서 번식하고 겨울에는 남아메리카로 이동합니다. 날개의 흰 띠가 특징입니다.

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