Timor Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus ritae 비교 대상 Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Timor Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
학명 Caprimulgus ritae Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
체중 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
식성 Feeds nocturnally on moths and beetles caught in sustained low hawking flights over open and … Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub …
산란 수 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Timor Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Timor Nightjar

노래

Poorly documented; presumed churring calls similar to Large-tailed Nightjar complex; vocalizations from Timor essentially unrecorded; calls at dusk from scrub

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

Timor Nightjar

Endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. Resident in forest edge, secondary growth, and coastal scrub.

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

Not Evaluated

Timor Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Timor Nightjar

깃털

Dark sooty-brown upperparts densely patterned with blackish streaks and pale buff spots; whitish throat band; underparts buff with dark brown barring; restricted to Timor with limited information on plumage variation.

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

Timor Nightjar

인도네시아 소순다 열도의 티모르 섬 고유종 쏙독새. 건조 몬순 삼림 서식지에 적응한 암호화 갈색 깃털을 가진다. 야행성 곤충 포식자다. 발표된 생태 정보가 제한적이며, 추가 연구가 필요한 서식지 제한 종이다.

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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