Antillean Nighthawk vs Yucatan Poorwill

Chordeiles gundlachii 비교 대상 Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Antillean Nighthawk Yucatan Poorwill
학명 Chordeiles gundlachii Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 21.8 cm (8.6 in)
체중 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 24.5 g (0.86 oz)
식성 Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles at night over Yucatan Peninsula dry forest and scrub.
산란 수 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Antillean Nighthawk only

Yucatan Poorwill 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

Yucatan Poorwill

노래

Thin, whistled 'poor-will'; high and reedy for a nightjar; calls from dry Yucatan scrub at dusk; small size reflected in lighter, thinner call quality

Geographic Range & Migration

Antillean Nighthawk

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

Yucatan Poorwill

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Yucatan Poorwill

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 …

Yucatan Poorwill

깃털

Pale sandy-brown and buff mottled above; pale buff below with dark barring; white throat in male; no ear tufts unlike Eared Poorwill; small white outer tail spots; restricted to Yucatan …

About These Birds

Antillean Nighthawk

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

Yucatan Poorwill

A tiny Caprimulgidae poorwill (~25 g) of dry scrub and thorn forest on the Yucatan Peninsula and adjacent Belize. One of the smallest poorwills. Brown-and-buff finely vermiculated plumage. Roosts on the ground amid leaf litter. Nocturnal insectivore, taking tiny moths and beetles. Least Concern within its restricted range.

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