Lesser Nighthawk vs Nacunda Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis 对比 Chordeiles nacunda

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lesser Nighthawk Nacunda Nighthawk
学名 Chordeiles acutipennis Chordeiles nacunda
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 47.6 cm (18.7 in)
体重 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 157.0 g (5.54 oz)
食性 Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub … Aerial insectivore; forages in flocks hawking flying insects over South American grassland and open country.
产卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Lesser Nighthawk only

Nacunda Nighthawk only

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Song & Call Comparison

Lesser Nighthawk

鸣唱

Loud purring trill; buzzy 'brrrrr' given in flight; lower and softer than Common Nighthawk; males display with booming wingbeats; calls at dusk over deserts

Nacunda Nighthawk

鸣唱

Deep, booming 'na-KUN-da' or 'woop-woop'; low-pitched buzzy calls; wings produce loud rattling sound in display; louder than most nighthawks

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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.

Nacunda Nighthawk

Resident of open savanna, grassland, and scrub from Colombia and Venezuela south through Brazil to Argentina; partially nomadic.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Concern

Nacunda Nighthawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lesser Nighthawk

羽毛

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 …

Nacunda Nighthawk

羽毛

Large nighthawk; brown above with buff mottling; white throat and belly contrasting strongly with dark breast; bold white wing bar across primaries visible in flight; white tail band. Female has …

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About These Birds

Lesser Nighthawk

小夜鹰(Chordeiles acutipennis)是一种体重约50克的夜鹰科鸟类,栖息于从美国西南部和墨西哥到哥斯达黎加的荒漠、半干旱灌木丛和开阔林地,冬季迁徙至南美洲。在地面营巢,体色斑驳褐色,具出色的隐蔽性,以昆虫为食。

Nacunda Nighthawk

大夜鹰(Chordeiles nacunda)是新大陆体型最大的夜鹰,体重约157克,属夜鹰科,栖息于南美洲的开阔稀树草原和草地。体色斑驳白褐色,翅展宽阔,群集迁徙,以飞行中的大型昆虫为食。

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