Swamp Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Caprimulgus natalensis 비교 대상 Chordeiles gundlachii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Swamp Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
학명 Caprimulgus natalensis Chordeiles gundlachii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 30.6 cm (12.0 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
체중 76.3 g (2.69 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
식성 Night-active aerial insectivore catching moths, beetles, and grasshoppers in sustained low-altitude hunting flights. Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
산란 수 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Swamp Nightjar only

Antillean Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Swamp Nightjar

노래

Mellow churring trill; softer 'frog-like' chrrr from wetland margins; calls from papyrus and reed beds in Africa; lower and rounder than dryland nightjars

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

Swamp Nightjar

Known from a single wing found in Ethiopia's Nechisar National Park. Possibly extinct; range and taxonomy uncertain. Critically Endangered.

Antillean Nighthawk

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Swamp Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Swamp Nightjar

깃털

Relatively large; dark brown upperparts with heavy blackish streaking and pale buff spotting; broad white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; often shows paler underpart ground colour than …

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

Swamp Nightjar

사하라 이남 아프리카 습한 초지, 늪, 볼리스(vleis)에 사는 중형 쏙독새(23-24 cm). 따뜻한 갈색 몸통에 독특한 흰 목 반점이 있다. 야행성으로 키 큰 풀에서 쉬며 곤충을 먹는다. 거주성이며 건기에는 부분적으로 이동한다.

Antillean Nighthawk

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

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