Antillean Nighthawk vs White-winged Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii ile kıyaslandığında Eleothreptus candicans

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Antillean Nighthawk White-winged Nightjar
Bilimsel Ad Chordeiles gundlachii Eleothreptus candicans
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Vulnerable
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 34,2 cm (13.5 in) 30,2 cm (11.9 in)
Ağırlık 56,05 g (1.98 oz) 49,666666666666664 g (1.75 oz)
Beslenme Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Catches flying insects in nocturnal aerial sallies over South American savanna and grassland.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Antillean Nighthawk only

White-winged Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Antillean Nighthawk

Şarkı

Distinctive 'kill-and-dee-dick' or 'killydee'; buzzy nasal call audible overhead; faster and shorter phrasing than Common Nighthawk; Caribbean accent clear

White-winged Nightjar

Şarkı

Soft, purring 'purrr' from cerrado grassland; low, muffled churring; males perform wing-clapping display producing sharp snapping sounds; vocalizations otherwise quiet

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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-winged Nightjar

Resident of campo cerrado grassland and open savanna in interior Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais); rare and endangered.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Vulnerable

White-winged Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Antillean Nighthawk

Tuy

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-winged Nightjar

Tuy

Male largely white on wings with dark brown body; white wing patches striking in flight; brown crown and back; white tail. Female cryptically mottled brown and buff; lacks white wings …

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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-winged Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~50 g) of cerrado grasslands in central South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay). Males are almost entirely white; females cryptically brown. One of the most distinctive nightjars. Inhabits open grassland with scattered shrubs. Vulnerable from rapid cerrado agricultural conversion.

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