Antillean Nighthawk vs Papuan Nightjar

Chordeiles gundlachii 对比 Eurostopodus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antillean Nighthawk Papuan Nightjar
学名 Chordeiles gundlachii Eurostopodus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 56.05 g (1.98 oz) 80.5 g (2.84 oz)
食性 Catches flying insects in aerial sallies over Caribbean open country and coastal scrub at dusk. Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
产卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Antillean Nighthawk only

Papuan Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

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

Papuan Nightjar

鸣唱

Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest

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Geographic Range & Migration

Antillean Nighthawk

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

Papuan Nightjar

Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

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保护状况

Least Concern

Antillean Nighthawk

Least Concern

Papuan Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Papuan Nightjar

羽毛

Dark grey-brown finely vermiculated with buff and black; pale buff and rufous throat patch; pale supercilium; no white wing patches; tail barred brown and buff; cryptically patterned bark-mimicking plumage.

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About These Birds

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。

Papuan Nightjar

小型夜鹰(约81克)。分布于新几内亚南部低地。无危。

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