Lesser Nighthawk vs Yucatan Poorwill

Chordeiles acutipennis 비교 대상 Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Lesser Nighthawk Yucatan Poorwill
학명 Chordeiles acutipennis Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 21.8 cm (8.6 in)
체중 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 24.5 g (0.86 oz)
식성 Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … 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

없음

Lesser Nighthawk only

Yucatan Poorwill 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

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

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.

Yucatan Poorwill

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Yucatan Poorwill

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 …

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

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.

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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