Lesser Nighthawk vs Long-trained Nightjar

Chordeiles acutipennis 비교 대상 Macropsalis forcipata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Lesser Nighthawk Long-trained Nightjar
학명 Chordeiles acutipennis Macropsalis forcipata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 45.0 cm (17.7 in)
체중 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 111.25 g (3.92 oz)
식성 Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over Atlantic Forest grassland and scrub.
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Lesser Nighthawk only

Long-trained Nightjar only

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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

Long-trained Nightjar

노래

Loud, resonant 'chuck' or 'tuck' notes; hollow knocking quality; calls from Atlantic Forest edge at night; males perform aerial display; alarm a rapid staccato bark

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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.

Long-trained Nightjar

Endemic to southeastern Brazil (São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro); resident of Atlantic forest edge; vulnerable due to deforestation.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Long-trained Nightjar

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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 …

Long-trained Nightjar

깃털

Male with extremely elongated outer tail feathers forming long train up to 60 cm; dark brown with buff and rufous mottling; white throat; white wing bar. Female lacks elongated tail; …

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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.

Long-trained Nightjar

A large Caprimulgidae nightjar (~111 g) of subtropical Atlantic forest and open country in southeastern Brazil. Males have extraordinary forked tails extending far beyond body length. Inhabits forest edges and clearings in Atlantic Forest remnants. Feeds on moths and large insects. Least Concern; some decline with deforestation.

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