Lesser Nighthawk vs Great Eared-nightjar

Chordeiles acutipennis 비교 대상 Lyncornis macrotis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Lesser Nighthawk Great Eared-nightjar
학명 Chordeiles acutipennis Lyncornis macrotis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
체중 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 135.25 g (4.77 oz)
식성 Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Hawks large flying insects at night; one of the largest nightjars; forages over SE Asian …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Lesser Nighthawk only

Great Eared-nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

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

Great Eared-nightjar

노래

Loud, far-carrying 'pee-WEERR' or 'yaak'; often repeated steadily; distinctive wailing whistle over forest; alarm a sharp 'creek'; one of Asia's largest nightjar calls

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Great Eared-nightjar

Resident of forest edge, open woodland, and scrub across South and Southeast Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to the Philippines and Sulawesi.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Great Eared-nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Great Eared-nightjar

깃털

Largest nightjar; grey-brown and rufous with dark vermiculations; very long prominent ear-tufts; buff-orange throat; no white wing patches; boldly barred tail; rufous hues stronger than Malay congener.

About These Birds

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.

Great Eared-nightjar

The largest nightjar of the Asian region (~135 g), family Caprimulgidae, of forest and forest edge from Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia to the Philippines. Distinctive erect ear tufts give an owl-like appearance. Wingspan ~53 cm. Hunts large moths and beetles at night. Calls with eerie wailing notes. Least Concern.

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