Least Nighthawk vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Chordeiles pusillus 对比 Eurostopodus diabolicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Least Nighthawk Heinrich's Nightjar
学名 Chordeiles pusillus Eurostopodus diabolicus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 39.9 cm (15.7 in)
体重 29.733333333333334 g (1.05 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
食性 Catches small flying insects in aerial pursuit over South American scrub and open areas; crepuscular. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Least Nighthawk only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Least Nighthawk

鸣唱

High-pitched, buzzy trill; thin 'pee-pee-pee' series; soft churring from ground; tiny size matched by high, reedy call quality; rarely loud

Heinrich's Nightjar

鸣唱

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

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Geographic Range & Migration

Least Nighthawk

Resident of open savanna and cerrado in interior South America from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia and central Brazil.

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Least Nighthawk

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Least Nighthawk

羽毛

Smallest Chordeiles; brown and buff mottled above; pale buff underparts with dark barring; small white throat patch in male; narrow white wing bar; white or buff tail spots. Female has …

Heinrich's Nightjar

羽毛

Rufous-brown and dark brown mottled with buff vermiculations; large pale buff throat patch; pale buff supercilium; no white wing markings; tail darkly barred brown and buff. Poorly known; Sulawesi endemic.

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About These Birds

Least Nighthawk

侏夜鹰(Chordeiles pusillus)是体型最小的夜鹰属鸟类,体重约30克,属夜鹰科,栖息于巴西东部、玻利维亚北部和委内瑞拉的开阔塞拉多草原、卡廷加灌木丛和干旱林地。体色斑驳棕褐色,以飞行中的昆虫为食。

Heinrich's Nightjar

中型夜鹰(约104克),印度尼西亚苏拉威西特有种。夜行性食虫鸟。无危。

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