Standard-winged Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Caprimulgus longipennis เปรียบเทียบกับ Chordeiles gundlachii

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Standard-winged Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Caprimulgus longipennis Chordeiles gundlachii
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 34.6 cm (13.6 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 48.5 g (1.71 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
อาหาร Nocturnal moth and beetle specialist; hunts in sustained low flight over dry open country and … Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Standard-winged Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Churring 'chrrr' from West African woodland; male performs display flight with elongated wing feathers; calls from open savanna; alarm a quiet 'chek'

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Standard-winged Nightjar

Breeds in central and southern Africa from Angola south to South Africa. Intra-African migrant; moves north in austral winter through miombo woodland.

Antillean Nighthawk

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Standard-winged Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Standard-winged Nightjar

ขนนก

Brown and black cryptic upperparts; white throat patch; breeding males develop extraordinary elongated inner primaries as feather-flag standards up to 38 cm with small terminal vane; among Africa's most spectacular …

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 …

About These Birds

Standard-winged Nightjar

A remarkable nightjar (22-28 cm) in which breeding males develop an extraordinary elongated innermost primary feather (up to 38 cm) with a broad, pennant-like flag. Found in moist savanna across West and Central Africa. Nocturnal insectivore; an intra-African migrant.

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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