Lesser Nighthawk vs Malay Eared-nightjar

Chordeiles acutipennis เปรียบเทียบกับ Lyncornis temminckii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Lesser Nighthawk Malay Eared-nightjar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chordeiles acutipennis Lyncornis temminckii
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 95.0 g (3.35 oz)
อาหาร Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches large moths and beetles in flight over SE Asian lowland forest.
จำนวนไข่ 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Lesser Nighthawk only

Malay Eared-nightjar only

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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

Malay Eared-nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Loud, repeated 'tock-tock-tock' or 'bonk-bonk'; hollow, wooden quality; carries well through lowland forest; alarm a sharp 'chek'; call accelerates toward end

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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.

Malay Eared-nightjar

Resident of lowland forest, forest edge, and secondary growth in Brunei, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo, up to 600 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Malay Eared-nightjar

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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 …

Malay Eared-nightjar

ขนนก

Brown and buff mottled with black vermiculations; distinctive long narrow ear-tufts projecting from crown; buff-white throat patch; no white wing spots; tail broadly barred brown and buff. Sexes similar.

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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.

Malay Eared-nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~95 g) of forest edges, secondary growth, and plantation margins in Sundaland, including the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines. Distinguished by small, inconspicuous ear tufts. Nocturnal aerial insectivore. Rarely observed; calls heard at night. Least Concern.

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