Slender-tailed Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Caprimulgus clarus comparado com Chordeiles gundlachii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Slender-tailed Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
Nome científico Caprimulgus clarus Chordeiles gundlachii
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 29,6 cm (11.7 in) 34,2 cm (13.5 in)
Peso 43,0 g (1.52 oz) 56,05 g (1.98 oz)
Dieta Nocturnal aerial insectivore specialising in large moths and flying beetles, caught in slow erratic hunting … Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
Tamanho da postura 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Slender-tailed Nightjar only

Antillean Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Canto

Rapid churring trill; 'trrr-trrr' at steady pace; calls from East African dry scrub at night; lighter than Long-tailed Nightjar; alarm a quiet 'chek'

Antillean Nighthawk

Canto

Distinctive 'kill-and-dee-dick' or 'killydee'; buzzy nasal call audible overhead; faster and shorter phrasing than Common Nighthawk; Caribbean accent clear

Geographic Range & Migration

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Found from Angola and the DRC south through Zambia and Zimbabwe to South Africa. Resident in woodland and savanna near rocky outcrops.

Antillean Nighthawk

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

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Plumagem

Pale brown upperparts with black streaks and buff-white spotting; whitish supercilium; white throat patch; underparts buff barred brown; males have elongated but narrower tail feathers than Long-tailed Nightjar.

Antillean Nighthawk

Plumagem

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 …

About These Birds

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Noitibó da Tanzânia de 22–25 cm, endêmico da África Oriental com distribuição limitada na Tanzânia e Quênia.

Antillean Nighthawk

A small Caprimulgidae nighthawk (~56 g) of open scrub, savannas, and coastal habitats in the Caribbean from Cuba and Hispaniola to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Very similar to the Common Nighthawk but separated by voice. Migratory; winters in South America. Aerial insectivore; Least Concern.

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