Antillean Nighthawk vs White-tailed Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii เปรียบเทียบกับ Hydropsalis cayennensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Antillean Nighthawk White-tailed Nightjar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chordeiles gundlachii Hydropsalis cayennensis
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 27.3 cm (10.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 35.75 g (1.26 oz)
อาหาร Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Aerial insectivore; catches moths, beetles, and flying insects at night over South American open and …
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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

White-tailed Nightjar

เสียงร้อง

Rapid, whirring trill; 'churrrr' repeated with nasal quality; calls from open savanna and grassland at dusk; alarm a sharp bark; males display low over ground

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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.

White-tailed Nightjar

Resident of open savanna and forest edge from Costa Rica through Colombia and Venezuela to the Guianas and northern Brazil; also Caribbean islands.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

White-tailed 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 …

White-tailed Nightjar

ขนนก

Male brown and grey mottled; white outer tail feathers diagnostic; white throat; small white wing spots; female has buff outer tail feathers and lacks white wing spots; scrubby savanna habitats.

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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.

White-tailed Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~36 g) of open grassland, coastal savanna, and dry scrub from Panama through northern South America to Trinidad. Males show conspicuous white outer tail feathers. Roosts on bare ground or low branches by day. Feeds on insects at dusk. Adaptable to lightly degraded habitat; Least Concern.

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