Lesser Nighthawk vs Scrub Nightjar

Chordeiles acutipennis 비교 대상 Nyctidromus anthonyi

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Lesser Nighthawk Scrub Nightjar
학명 Chordeiles acutipennis Nyctidromus anthonyi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 24.8 cm (9.8 in)
체중 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 36.2 g (1.28 oz)
식성 Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Catches flying insects in nocturnal aerial sallies over arid scrub of Ecuador and Peru.
산란 수 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Lesser Nighthawk only

Scrub 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

Scrub Nightjar

노래

Whistled churring phrases; melodic 'pweer-pweer' series; similar to Pauraque but drier and less rich; calls from scrubby desert at night; contact a soft 'chuck'

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.

Scrub Nightjar

Resident of arid scrub, dry woodland, and coastal zones in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Scrub 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 …

Scrub Nightjar

깃털

Pale sandy-brown with fine dark brown vermiculations; white throat patch; white outer tail feathers in male; no white wing bar; smaller and paler overall than Pauraque; buff outer tail in …

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.

Scrub Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~36 g) of arid coastal scrub and thorn-scrub in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Pale sandy-buff and brown plumage suits its xeric habitat. Closely related to the Pauraque but smaller and paler. Nocturnal insectivore; calls at dusk. Least Concern in its limited range.

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