Standard-winged Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Caprimulgus longipennis 对比 Chordeiles gundlachii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Standard-winged Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus longipennis Chordeiles gundlachii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 34.6 cm (13.6 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
体重 48.5 g (1.71 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
食性 Nocturnal moth and beetle specialist; hunts in sustained low flight over dry open country and … Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
产卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Standard-winged Nightjar only

Antillean Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Standard-winged Nightjar

鸣唱

Churring 'chrrr' from West African woodland; male performs display flight with elongated wing feathers; calls from open savanna; alarm a quiet 'chek'

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

Standard-winged Nightjar

Breeds in central and southern Africa from Angola south to South Africa. Intra-African migrant; moves north in austral winter through miombo woodland.

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

Standard-winged Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Standard-winged Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and black cryptic upperparts; white throat patch; breeding males develop extraordinary elongated inner primaries as feather-flag standards up to 38 cm with small terminal vane; among Africa's most spectacular …

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

Standard-winged Nightjar

旗翎夜鹰,体长22–28厘米,繁殖期雄鸟初级飞羽极度延长可达38厘米,分布于西非和中非潮湿稀树草原。

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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