Lesser Nighthawk vs Band-tailed Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis เปรียบเทียบกับ Nyctiprogne leucopyga

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Lesser Nighthawk Band-tailed Nighthawk
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chordeiles acutipennis Nyctiprogne leucopyga
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 24.7 g (0.87 oz)
อาหาร Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Hawks small to medium flying insects over South American rivers, lakes, and surrounding savanna at …
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Habitat Comparison

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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

Band-tailed Nighthawk

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, high 'chip-chip' notes; thin buzzy trills; calls over rivers at dusk; small size produces high-pitched thin vocalizations; often calls in flight

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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.

Band-tailed Nighthawk

Resident and nomadic along large rivers and in open savanna in tropical South America from Venezuela south to Bolivia, Brazil, and northern Argentina.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Band-tailed Nighthawk

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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 …

Band-tailed Nighthawk

ขนนก

Small; dark brown above with buff speckles; pale buff below with dark brown barring; white tail band diagnostic at species level; white throat patch in male; no white wing bar; …

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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.

Band-tailed Nighthawk

A tiny Caprimulgidae nighthawk (~25 g) of tropical river margins and sandbar beaches in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. Blackish brown with a white rump band; very small. Roosts on bare sand and low branches near water. Feeds on insects aerially at low elevations above rivers at dusk. Least Concern.

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