Antillean Nighthawk vs Swallow-tailed Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii 비교 대상 Uropsalis segmentata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Antillean Nighthawk Swallow-tailed Nightjar
학명 Chordeiles gundlachii Uropsalis segmentata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 32.6 cm (12.8 in)
체중 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 42.25000000000001 g (1.49 oz)
식성 Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles over Andean montane forest and scrub.
산란 수 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Antillean Nighthawk only

Swallow-tailed Nightjar only

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

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

노래

High, thin churring whistle; reedy 'tsee-tsee' series; calls from Andean forest understory; males conspicuous in display flight; female call softer and shorter

Geographic Range & Migration

Antillean Nighthawk

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

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

Resident of Andean forest edge and open slopes from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia, at 1,500–3,500 m.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Swallow-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 …

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

깃털

Male dark brown with buff and rufous mottling; extraordinarily forked tail with outer feathers extending to 18 cm beyond inner; white throat patch. Female brown and buff mottled without elongated …

About These Birds

Antillean Nighthawk

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

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~42 g) of Andean montane forest edges and paramo from Colombia to Bolivia. Males possess a deeply forked swallow-like tail exceeding body length. Inhabits forest clearings and shrubby paramo. Feeds on moths and beetles at dusk. Least Concern in its montane Andean habitat.

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