Star-spotted Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Caprimulgus stellatus เปรียบเทียบกับ Chordeiles gundlachii

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Star-spotted Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Caprimulgus stellatus Chordeiles gundlachii
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 30.9 cm (12.2 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 59.25 g (2.09 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
อาหาร -- Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
จำนวนไข่ -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Star-spotted Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Churring trill; hollow 'chuck' notes interspersed with churring; calls from dry East African bush at night; similar to Donaldson Smith's but larger and louder

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

Antillean Nighthawk

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Star-spotted Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Star-spotted Nightjar

ขนนก

Dark brown upperparts densely dotted with small buff-white stellate spots; white throat patch; underparts barred buff and dark brown; the star-like white spotting on wing coverts and back is the …

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

Star-spotted Nightjar

A small nightjar (21-23 cm) found in dry, rocky semi-desert and arid bushland of the Horn of Africa and southern Arabian Peninsula. Sandy-brown plumage with star-like white spots on wing coverts. Nocturnal insectivore. Poorly studied due to remote habitat.

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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