Antillean Nighthawk vs Swallow-tailed Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii 비교 대상 Uropsalis segmentata

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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
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Antillean Nighthawk only

Swallow-tailed 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

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

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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.

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.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Swallow-tailed 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 …

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 …

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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.

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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