Tawny-collared Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Antrostomus salvini 对比 Chordeiles gundlachii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tawny-collared Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
学名 Antrostomus salvini Chordeiles gundlachii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
体重 56.0 g (1.98 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles at night over Central American forest and forest edge. Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
产卵数 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Tawny-collared Nightjar only

Antillean Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Tawny-collared Nightjar

鸣唱

Loud 'WHEEP' or 'weet' repeated at intervals; sharp, whistled call; carries through Mexican highland forest; higher-pitched than Chuck-will's-widow; distinctive sharp quality

Antillean Nighthawk

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Resident of tropical dry forest and scrub in eastern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco) and northern Central America.

Antillean Nighthawk

Breeds in the Caribbean (Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica) and Florida Keys; partially migratory within the Caribbean region.

保护状况

Least Concern

Tawny-collared Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Tawny-collared Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and buff mottled above; distinctive tawny-buff collar encircling hindneck diagnostic; white gorget in male; pale buff underparts with dark barring; white outer tail spots in male; Mexican dry forests.

Antillean Nighthawk

羽毛

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 …

About These Birds

Tawny-collared Nightjar

A medium-small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~56 g) of humid foothill and montane forest edges in northeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. Named for its tawny hindneck collar. Brown-mottled plumage; males have white tail corners. Roosts on the ground; feeds nocturnally on insects. Least Concern.

Antillean Nighthawk

安的列斯夜鹰(Chordeiles gundlachii)是一种体重约56克的夜鹰科鸟类,栖息于加勒比海的开阔灌木丛、稀树草原和沿海地区,包括巴哈马和古巴,在北美洲越冬。体色棕褐色,具白色翅斑。以飞行中的昆虫为食。

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