Yucatan Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Antrostomus badius ile kıyaslandığında Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Yucatan Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
Bilimsel Ad Antrostomus badius Chordeiles acutipennis
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 32,6 cm (12.8 in) 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Ağırlık 58,03333333333333 g (2.05 oz) 50,0 g (1.76 oz)
Beslenme Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and flying insects over Yucatan dry forest and scrub. Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Yucatan Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Yucatan Nightjar

Şarkı

Whistled 'WEEP-weep' phrase; clear, melodic call from Yucatan dry forest; repeated steadily at night; lower than Tawny-collared; alarm a sharp bark note

Lesser Nighthawk

Şarkı

Loud purring trill; buzzy 'brrrrr' given in flight; lower and softer than Common Nighthawk; males display with booming wingbeats; calls at dusk over deserts

Geographic Range & Migration

Yucatan Nightjar

Resident of lowland tropical forest and scrub in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, and northern Guatemala.

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.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Yucatan Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Yucatan Nightjar

Tuy

Brown and grey mottled above with buff vermiculations; lacks tawny collar of Tawny-collared Nightjar; white gorget in male; pale buff below; white outer tail spots in male; buff tail in …

Lesser Nighthawk

Tuy

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 …

About These Birds

Yucatan Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~58 g) restricted to the Yucatan Peninsula, northern Guatemala, and northern Belize. Inhabits dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forest. Brown-and-buff cryptic plumage. Calls with a repetitive whip-like phrase at night. Feeds on moths and beetles. Least Concern; limited but stable range.

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.

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