Pennant-winged Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus vexillarius 비교 대상 Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Pennant-winged Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
학명 Caprimulgus vexillarius Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 41.4 cm (16.3 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
체중 189.70000000000002 g (6.69 oz) 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
식성 Crepuscular forager targeting moths, termites, and large beetles; patrols forest edges and clearings at dusk. 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

Pennant-winged Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Pennant-winged Nightjar

노래

Melodic whistled churring; cleaner, more musical than most African nightjars; male's display call a repeated mellow whistle; calls at dusk across miombo woodland

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

Pennant-winged Nightjar

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Guinea east to Ethiopia and south to Angola. Resident in dry savanna, open woodland, and Sahel scrubland.

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

Pennant-winged Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Pennant-winged Nightjar

깃털

Large; dark brown and black upperparts with white wing-covert spots; large white primary patches visible in flight; breeding males grow extraordinary white pennant-shaped ninth primary extensions reaching 50 cm; females …

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

Pennant-winged Nightjar

남부 아프리카 개활 삼림에 사는 화려한 쏙독새(24-28 cm). 번식기 수컷은 구애 비행 중 최대 60 cm의 흰 페넌트처럼 긴 첫째 날개 깃털을 발달시킨다. 야행성 곤충 포식자이며 장거리 아프리카 내 이동 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.

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