Antillean Nighthawk vs Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii 비교 대상 Hydropsalis climacocerca

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Antillean Nighthawk Ladder-tailed Nightjar
학명 Chordeiles gundlachii Hydropsalis climacocerca
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 29.9 cm (11.8 in)
체중 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 48.0 g (1.69 oz)
식성 Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; hawks insects over Amazonian river margins and forest clearings.
산란 수 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Antillean Nighthawk only

Ladder-tailed Nightjar only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Antillean Nighthawk

노래

Distinctive 'kill-and-dee-dick' or 'killydee'; buzzy nasal call audible overhead; faster and shorter phrasing than Common Nighthawk; Caribbean accent clear

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

노래

Resonant churring trill over Amazonian rivers; 'churr-churr' with hollow quality; calls from riverside sandbars and beaches at dusk; distinctive riverside habitat singer

Geographic Range & Migration

Antillean Nighthawk

Breeds in the Caribbean (Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica) and Florida Keys; partially migratory within the Caribbean region.

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Resident of sandy riverbanks, open woodland, and savanna in the Amazon basin from Colombia and Peru south to Bolivia and central Brazil.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Antillean Nighthawk

깃털

Brown and buff mottled above with dark brown streaking; white throat patch in male; barred buff-white underparts; white wing bar across primaries; white tail band in male; female has buff …

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

깃털

Male brown and buff mottled above; white throat; graduated tail with white ladder pattern on inner webs of outer rectrices diagnostic; white wing patches. Female has buff throat; tail barred …

About These Birds

Antillean Nighthawk

안틸리스나이트호크(Chordeiles gundlachii)는 카리브해 섬들에 서식하는 나이트호크입니다. 여름에는 카리브해에서 번식하고 겨울에는 남아메리카로 이동합니다. 날개의 흰 띠가 특징입니다.

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

사다리꼬리나이트자는 남아메리카 아마존 강 유역에 서식하는 쏙독새 종류이다. 수컷은 사다리 모양의 계단식 꼬리가 특징적이며 갈색과 황갈색 계열의 얼룩무늬 깃털을 가진다. 강가의 모래사장이나 자갈밭에서 번식한다.

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