Antillean Nighthawk vs Greater Band-winged Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii 비교 대상 Systellura longirostris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Antillean Nighthawk Greater Band-winged Nightjar
학명 Chordeiles gundlachii Systellura longirostris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
체중 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 45.666666666666664 g (1.61 oz)
식성 Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects at night over South American open and scrubby …
산란 수 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Antillean Nighthawk only

Greater Band-winged Nightjar only

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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

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

노래

Repeated 'tyuk-tyuk' or 'chuck-will'; whistled, melodic phrase; calls from Andean slopes and scrub; alarm a sharp bark; cleaner tone than lowland nightjars

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Geographic Range & Migration

Antillean Nighthawk

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

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

Resident of open rocky slopes and Andean scrub from Ecuador south through Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina to Patagonia and the Falkland Islands.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

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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 …

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

깃털

Brown and grey mottled with dark brown and buff vermiculations; white wing bar across primaries forming band pattern in flight; white throat in male; buff throat in female; white outer …

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About These Birds

Antillean Nighthawk

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

Greater Band-winged Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~46 g) of open scrub, grassland, and rocky slopes from Argentina northward through the Andes to Colombia. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage with a pale wing bar. Highly vocal at night in Andean valleys. Feeds on insects aerially. Least Concern across its wide South American range.

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