Mangrove Hummingbird vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia boucardi مقارنةً بـ Nesophlox lyrura
Side-by-Side Comparison
| السمة | Mangrove Hummingbird | Lyre-tailed Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| الاسم العلمي | Amazilia boucardi | Nesophlox lyrura |
| الرتبة | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| الفصيلة | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| حالة الحفاظ | Endangered | Least Concern |
| الطول | — | — |
| طول الجناح | 10,9 cm (4.3 in) | 8,0 cm (3.1 in) |
| الوزن | 4,5 g (0.16 oz) | 2,425 g (0.09 oz) |
| النظام الغذائي | Critically endangered; feeds on mangrove flowers in Costa Rica and supplements with small insects and … | Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … |
| عدد البيض في الوضع | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Mangrove Hummingbird
Rich, melodic churring with complex cadence; warm resonant notes building in deliberate sequence near mangroves.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.
Geographic Range & Migration
Mangrove Hummingbird
Endemic to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, restricted to mangrove forests. Classified as Endangered.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.
حالة الحفاظ
Mangrove Hummingbird
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
Mangrove Hummingbird
Coppery-tailed Coucal: dark brown above; rufous wings; pale below; coppery-glossed tail; red eye; tail iridescence distinctive
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below
About These Birds
Mangrove Hummingbird
A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, restricted to mangrove forests. Green plumage. Nectarivore specializing in mangrove flowers (Pelliciera rhizophorae). Classified as Endangered due to mangrove habitat loss.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to Jamaica. Males have a deeply forked, lyre-shaped tail. Green plumage. Nectarivore of forest and garden flowers. Recently split from Bahama Woodstar. A Jamaican near-endemic.