Lesser Nighthawk vs White-throated Nightjar

Chordeiles acutipennis เปรียบเทียบกับ Eurostopodus mystacalis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Lesser Nighthawk White-throated Nightjar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chordeiles acutipennis Eurostopodus mystacalis
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 50.4 cm (19.8 in)
น้ำหนัก 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 138.25 g (4.88 oz)
อาหาร Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Catches large flying insects, especially moths and beetles, in aerial sallies over Australian and Pacific …
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Habitat Comparison

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Lesser Nighthawk only

White-throated Nightjar only

Song & Call Comparison

Lesser Nighthawk

เสียงร้อง

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

White-throated Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Resonant, churring song; rapid 'good-lord-deliver-us' or 'chaw-chaw-chaw'; low, bubbling trill carrying through rainforest; softer than related species

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.

White-throated Nightjar

Resident of open woodland and scrub in eastern and northern Australia; also found on offshore islands and in southern New Guinea.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

White-throated Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Lesser Nighthawk

ขนนก

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 …

White-throated Nightjar

ขนนก

Grey-brown with rufous and black mottling; large bold white throat patch distinctive; no white wing spots or tail markings; well-camouflaged on bark. Male and female similar; one of the larger …

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.

White-throated Nightjar

A large Caprimulgidae nightjar (~138 g) of open forest and woodland in eastern Australia and coastal New Guinea. A white throat patch contrasts with cryptic brown-patterned plumage. Roosts on the ground or along branches by day; hunts moths and large beetles at night. Partially migratory in southeast Australia. Least Concern.

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