Lesser Nighthawk vs Greater Band-winged Nightjar
Chordeiles acutipennis เปรียบเทียบกับ Systellura longirostris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| คุณสมบัติ | Lesser Nighthawk | Greater Band-winged Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ | Chordeiles acutipennis | Systellura longirostris |
| อันดับ | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| วงศ์ตระกูล | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| สถานะการอนุรักษ์ | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| ความยาว | — | — |
| กว้างปีก | 33.0 cm (13.0 in) | 31.0 cm (12.2 in) |
| น้ำหนัก | 50.0 g (1.76 oz) | 45.666666666666664 g (1.61 oz) |
| อาหาร | Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … | Aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects at night over South American open and scrubby … |
| จำนวนไข่ | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Lesser Nighthawk
Loud purring trill; buzzy 'brrrrr' given in flight; lower and softer than Common Nighthawk; males display with booming wingbeats; calls at dusk over deserts
Greater Band-winged Nightjar
Repeated 'tyuk-tyuk' or 'chuck-will'; whistled, melodic phrase; calls from Andean slopes and scrub; alarm a sharp bark; cleaner tone than lowland nightjars
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.
Greater Band-winged Nightjar
Resident of open rocky slopes and Andean scrub from Ecuador south through Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina to Patagonia and the Falkland Islands.
สถานะการอนุรักษ์
Lesser Nighthawk
Greater Band-winged Nightjar
How to Tell Them Apart
Lesser Nighthawk
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 …
Greater Band-winged Nightjar
Brown and grey mottled with dark brown and buff vermiculations; white wing bar across primaries forming band pattern in flight; white throat in male; buff throat in female; white outer …
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.
Greater Band-winged Nightjar
A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~46 g) of open scrub, grassland, and rocky slopes from Argentina northward through the Andes to Colombia. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage with a pale wing bar. Highly vocal at night in Andean valleys. Feeds on insects aerially. Least Concern across its wide South American range.