Pink-throated Brilliant vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Heliodoxa gularis مقارنةً بـ Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Pink-throated Brilliant Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Heliodoxa gularis Nesophlox lyrura
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 12,8 cm (5.0 in) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
الوزن 6,533333333333334 g (0.23 oz) 2,425 g (0.09 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at diverse Ericaceae and epiphyte blooms. Gleans … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Pink-throated Brilliant only

بلا

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

بلا

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Song & Call Comparison

Pink-throated Brilliant

الغناء

Melodic, flute-like descending phrase; smooth rich notes flowing warmly in relaxed quiet forest morning sequence.

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

Pink-throated Brilliant

Found on the eastern Andean slope of Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest. 800–1,800 m elevation.

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

Pink-throated Brilliant

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pink-throated Brilliant

الريش

Green-fronted Lancebill: males with brilliant green forehead; violet gorget; metallic bronze-green; females green; 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

Pink-throated Brilliant

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in lowland and foothill forests from Colombia to Peru at 200-1,400 m. Males have a bright pink throat. Nectarivore of humid forest understory. An uncommon species of Andean foothills and adjacent lowlands.

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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