Coppery-bellied Puffleg vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Eriocnemis cupreoventris مقارنةً بـ Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Coppery-bellied Puffleg Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Eriocnemis cupreoventris Nesophlox lyrura
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 12,6 cm (5.0 in) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
الوزن 5,1 g (0.18 oz) 2,425 g (0.09 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Venezuelan Andean montane forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Gleans small insects from flower … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Coppery-bellied Puffleg only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

الغناء

Thin, sibilant hiss with buzzy overtone; faint high-frequency trill barely audible in dense Andean cloud forest.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

الغناء

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

Found in cloud forests and scrub of Colombia and northern Venezuela at 1,800–3,200 m. Uncommon.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

الريش

Empress Brilliant: males with iridescent magenta gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

الريش

Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below

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About These Birds

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia at 1,800-3,000 m. Males have a coppery-orange belly and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Classified as Vulnerable due to limited Colombian range and 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.

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