Lesser Nighthawk vs Cayenne Nightjar

Chordeiles acutipennis 비교 대상 Setopagis maculosa

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Lesser Nighthawk Cayenne Nightjar
학명 Chordeiles acutipennis Setopagis maculosa
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Data Deficient
체장
날개 폭 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 27.8 cm (10.9 in)
체중 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 47.0 g (1.66 oz)
식성 Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Catches flying insects in aerial pursuit at night over South American forest and scrub.
산란 수 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Lesser Nighthawk only

Cayenne 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

Cayenne Nightjar

노래

Poorly known vocalizations; presumed churring trill based on genus; extremely rare recordings; distinct from other Setopagis by subtle tonal and rhythm differences

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.

Cayenne Nightjar

Known from a few specimens from French Guiana; possibly a rare resident of coastal forest and scrub; poorly known.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Data Deficient

Cayenne 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 …

Cayenne Nightjar

깃털

Brown and buff mottled above with dark vermiculations; pale buff below with darker barring; white throat patch in male; outer tail spots white; data deficient; known from only a handful …

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.

Cayenne Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~47 g) from coastal French Guiana and adjacent Suriname. Known from only a handful of specimens; biology essentially unknown. Mottled brown plumage presumed cryptic in leaf litter. Presumed nocturnal insectivore. Data Deficient due to extreme rarity of confirmed records in the wild.

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