Carolinian nightjar
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Carolinian Nightjar ( Antrostomus carolinensis ), female |
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| ( Gmelin , 1789) |
The Carolinanachtschwalbe ( Antrostomus carolinensis , syn .: Caprimulgus carolinensis ) is a species of bird from the family of the night swallow (Caprimulgidae).
It occurs in the southeastern USA , winters in the West Indies , in central and in the northwest of South America . It is often confused with the black-throated nightjar .
Their distribution area includes secondary forest , wooded or mixed with pine and oak groves and areas up to 1500 m.
description
The Carolina nightjar is 27–34 cm tall, the male weighs between 94 and 137 g, the female between 114 and 120 g. The top is variable in color from red-brown to gray and brown, each with strong black-brown stripes. It is similar to the rusty nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus ), but the vertex is gray, similar to the very rare black-throated nightjar ( Antrostomus vociferus ). It has a narrow white stripe under the throat. Only the male has long white stripes in the outer control feathers .
voice
The male's call is described as a loud, repeated “chuk, weeo, weeo”.
Way of life
The diet consists of moths , flying ants , cicadas , crickets , grasshoppers , dragonflies and beetles .
The breeding season is between April and July, usually there is only one brood.
Hazardous situation
The Carolina night swallow is considered to be potentially endangered ("Near Threatened").
Individual evidence
- ↑ Avibase
- ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ↑ a b c R. Garrigues, R. Dean: The Birds of Costa Rica. Zona Tropical, Ithaca 2007, ISBN 978-0-8014-7373-9 .
- ↑ GR Angehr, R. Dean: The Birds of Panama. Zona Tropical, Ithaca 2010, ISBN 978-0-8014-7674-7 .
- ^ IUCN Redlist
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings on antrostomus-carolinensis in the Internet Bird Collection
