Antillean Nighthawk vs Sickle-winged Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii เปรียบเทียบกับ Eleothreptus anomalus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Antillean Nighthawk Sickle-winged Nightjar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chordeiles gundlachii Eleothreptus anomalus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Vulnerable
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 25.8 cm (10.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 43.7 g (1.54 oz)
อาหาร Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles at night over South American wet grassland and marshes.
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

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

Sickle-winged Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Soft churring call; low-pitched, repetitive trill from grassland; males produce distinctive wing noise in display flight; vocalizations quiet compared to wing sounds

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Geographic Range & Migration

Antillean Nighthawk

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

Sickle-winged Nightjar

Resident of open marshland, wet grassland, and savanna from Paraguay and adjacent Bolivia south to Uruguay and northeastern Argentina.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Vulnerable

Sickle-winged Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Sickle-winged Nightjar

ขนนก

Male with extraordinarily elongated sickle-shaped outer primaries; dark brown with buff mottling; white throat and wing spots. Female brown with buff spots; normal wing shape; male wing shape unique among …

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About These Birds

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.

Sickle-winged Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~44 g) of wet pampa grassland and marshes in southeastern South America. Males possess uniquely curved primary feathers creating a sickle-wing silhouette in flight. Inhabits dense grass over moist soils. Feeds on insects at dusk. Vulnerable from grassland drainage and conversion to cropland.

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