Antillean Nighthawk vs Todd's Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii so với Setopagis heterura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Antillean Nighthawk Todd's Nightjar
Tên Khoa Học Chordeiles gundlachii Setopagis heterura
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 34,2 cm (13.5 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Khối Lượng 56,05 g (1.98 oz) 36,5 g (1.29 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over South American savanna and scrub.
Số Trứng 1-2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

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Antillean Nighthawk only

Todd's Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Antillean Nighthawk

Tiếng Hót

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

Todd's Nightjar

Tiếng Hót

Rapid churring trill; nasal 'trrr-trrr' phrases repeated at dusk; calls from savanna and open woodland; poorly documented; higher-pitched than most Setopagis

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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.

Todd's Nightjar

Resident of open woodland and savanna in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, and the Guianas; also found in adjacent northern Brazil.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Todd's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Antillean Nighthawk

Bộ Lông

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 …

Todd's Nightjar

Bộ Lông

Brown and grey mottled with dark vermiculations; white throat patch in male; white spots on outer tail feathers in male; buff on throat and tail in female; no white wing …

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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.

Todd's Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~37 g) of open woodland and savanna in Trinidad and the Llanos of Venezuela and Colombia. Cryptically patterned brown-and-buff; white throat mark visible. Nocturnal; calls persistently at night. Feeds on flying insects. Similar to Spot-tailed but distinguished by call and range. Least Concern.

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