Chuck-will's-widow vs Antillean Nighthawk

Antrostomus carolinensis เปรียบเทียบกับ Chordeiles gundlachii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Chuck-will's-widow Antillean Nighthawk
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Antrostomus carolinensis Chordeiles gundlachii
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Near Threatened Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 41.5 cm (16.3 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 112.94000000000001 g (3.98 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
อาหาร Hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at night; large gape allows capture of small … Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Chuck-will's-widow

เสียงร้อง

Loud, whistled 'chuck-WILL's-WI-dow'; rich and rolling; lower and fuller than Whip-poor-will; carries far through southeastern US forest; calls persistently all night

Antillean Nighthawk

เสียงร้อง

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Chuck-will's-widow

Breeds in dense woodland and forest edge in eastern North America from the Gulf states north to southern Ontario; winters in Cuba and Central America.

Antillean Nighthawk

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

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Near Threatened

Chuck-will's-widow

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chuck-will's-widow

ขนนก

Large; warm brown and buff mottled above with rufous tones; buff-brown throat collar; white inner webs of outer tail feathers in male; male with white gorget; female has buff throat …

Antillean Nighthawk

ขนนก

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 …

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About These Birds

Chuck-will's-widow

North America's largest Caprimulgidae nightjar (~113 g), breeding in open pine and oak woodland of the southeastern United States, wintering in the Caribbean and Central America. Named for its loud, distinctive call. Feeds on large moths, beetles, and occasionally small birds. Near Threatened from habitat loss.

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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