Lesser Nighthawk vs Swallow-tailed Nightjar
Chordeiles acutipennis so với Uropsalis segmentata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Thuộc Tính | Lesser Nighthawk | Swallow-tailed Nightjar |
|---|---|---|
| Tên Khoa Học | Chordeiles acutipennis | Uropsalis segmentata |
| Bộ | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Họ | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgidae |
| Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Chiều Dài | — | — |
| Chiều Dài Sải Cánh | 33,0 cm (13.0 in) | 32,6 cm (12.8 in) |
| Khối Lượng | 50,0 g (1.76 oz) | 42,25000000000001 g (1.49 oz) |
| Chế Độ Ăn | Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … | Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles over Andean montane forest and scrub. |
| Số Trứng | 1-2 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Môi Trường Sống Chung
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Lesser Nighthawk only
Swallow-tailed Nightjar only
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
Swallow-tailed Nightjar
High, thin churring whistle; reedy 'tsee-tsee' series; calls from Andean forest understory; males conspicuous in display flight; female call softer and shorter
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.
Swallow-tailed Nightjar
Resident of Andean forest edge and open slopes from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia, at 1,500–3,500 m.
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn
Lesser Nighthawk
Swallow-tailed 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 …
Swallow-tailed Nightjar
Male dark brown with buff and rufous mottling; extraordinarily forked tail with outer feathers extending to 18 cm beyond inner; white throat patch. Female brown and buff mottled without elongated …
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.
Swallow-tailed Nightjar
A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~42 g) of Andean montane forest edges and paramo from Colombia to Bolivia. Males possess a deeply forked swallow-like tail exceeding body length. Inhabits forest clearings and shrubby paramo. Feeds on moths and beetles at dusk. Least Concern in its montane Andean habitat.