Philippine Nightjar vs Antillean Nighthawk

Caprimulgus manillensis 对比 Chordeiles gundlachii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Philippine Nightjar Antillean Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus manillensis Chordeiles gundlachii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 34.0 cm (13.4 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
体重 66.41666666666667 g (2.34 oz) 56.05 g (1.98 oz)
食性 Nocturnal aerial hunter; takes moths, large beetles, and flying termites during prolonged hunting flights at … Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk.
产卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Philippine Nightjar only

Antillean Nighthawk only

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Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Nightjar

鸣唱

Repeated 'chuck-chuck-churr'; hollow resonant trill; calls at night from Philippine lowland forest; persistent caller at dusk; alarm a rapid 'chuck-chuck'

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Philippine Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent Indonesian islands in Wallacea. Resident in lowland and hill forest and secondary scrub up to 1,000 m.

Antillean Nighthawk

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

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保护状况

Least Concern

Philippine Nightjar

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Nightjar

羽毛

Complex brown and black upperparts with buff-tawny edging; white throat patch and pale buff supercilium; males possess large white primary spots; underparts extensively barred; distinctly patterned among Philippine nightjars.

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 …

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About These Birds

Philippine Nightjar

菲律宾夜鹰,体长24–26厘米,菲律宾特有种,栖息于低地至山地森林。

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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