Lesser Nighthawk vs Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis 비교 대상 Lurocalis rufiventris

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Lesser Nighthawk Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
학명 Chordeiles acutipennis Lurocalis rufiventris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
체중 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 104.5 g (3.69 oz)
식성 Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Catches large flying insects in nocturnal aerial pursuit over Andean forest and forest edge.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Lesser Nighthawk only

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Lesser Nighthawk

노래

Loud purring trill; buzzy 'brrrrr' given in flight; lower and softer than Common Nighthawk; males display with booming wingbeats; calls at dusk over deserts

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

노래

Deep, hollow 'wok-wok' series; resonant frog-like calls from Andean forest canopy; lower in pitch than Short-tailed Nighthawk; carries across mountain valleys

Geographic Range & Migration

Lesser Nighthawk

Breeds in open arid scrub from southwestern USA south through Central America to western South America; winters in Mexico and northern South America.

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

Resident of Andean foothills and montane forest edge from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia, at 500–2,000 m.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Lesser Nighthawk

깃털

Brown and buff mottled above; buff-white below with brown barring; white throat in male; white wing bar closer to wingtip than in Common Nighthawk; buff tail band. Female with buff …

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

깃털

Dark sooty-brown above with buff and chestnut spotting; distinctive rufous-orange belly contrasting with dark breast; no white wing bar; short rounded tail; rufous tone on underparts unique among nighthawks.

About These Birds

Lesser Nighthawk

소쏙독새(Chordeiles acutipennis)는 북아메리카 남부부터 남아메리카 북부까지 분포하는 야행성 새입니다. 날개에 흰 무늬가 있으며, 열린 서식지와 건조 지역을 선호합니다. 비행 중에 곤충을 포획합니다.

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

A medium Caprimulgidae nighthawk (~105 g) of montane forest edges and humid foothill zones from Colombia to Bolivia. Rufous underparts contrast with dark upperparts; a white throat patch is visible. Hawk-like flight above the forest at dusk and dawn. Seldom recorded; biology little known. Least Concern.

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