Lesser Nighthawk vs Nacunda Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis в сравнении с Chordeiles nacunda

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Lesser Nighthawk Nacunda Nighthawk
Научное название Chordeiles acutipennis Chordeiles nacunda
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 47,6 cm (18.7 in)
Масса 50,0 g (1.76 oz) 157,0 g (5.54 oz)
Питание Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Aerial insectivore; forages in flocks hawking flying insects over South American grassland and open country.
Размер кладки 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Lesser Nighthawk only

Nacunda Nighthawk only

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Song & Call Comparison

Lesser Nighthawk

Пение

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

Nacunda Nighthawk

Пение

Deep, booming 'na-KUN-da' or 'woop-woop'; low-pitched buzzy calls; wings produce loud rattling sound in display; louder than most nighthawks

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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.

Nacunda Nighthawk

Resident of open savanna, grassland, and scrub from Colombia and Venezuela south through Brazil to Argentina; partially nomadic.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Nacunda Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lesser Nighthawk

Оперение

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 …

Nacunda Nighthawk

Оперение

Large nighthawk; brown above with buff mottling; white throat and belly contrasting strongly with dark breast; bold white wing bar across primaries visible in flight; white tail band. Female has …

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About These Birds

Lesser Nighthawk

A small Caprimulgidae nighthawk (~50 g) of deserts, semi-arid scrub, and open woodland from the southwestern United States to Peru and Brazil. Brown-and-buff patterned; males have a white throat bar. Low, buoyant flight close to the ground at dusk. Hunts insects aerially. Migratory; Least Concern.

Nacunda Nighthawk

The largest New World nighthawk (~157 g), family Caprimulgidae, of open savanna and grassland in South America east of the Andes. White belly is conspicuous in flight. Highly gregarious; roosts and hunts in flocks. Crepuscular and nocturnal aerial insectivore. Partially migratory in austral winter. Least Concern.

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