Puerto Rican Mango vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Anthracothorax aurulentus verglichen mit Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Puerto Rican Mango Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anthracothorax aurulentus Nesophlox lyrura
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 12,2 cm (4.8 in) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
Gewicht 5,6 g (0.20 oz) 2,425 g (0.09 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of island forest and scrub. Defends productive nectar sources; catches small insects in short … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Puerto Rican Mango only

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Puerto Rican Mango

Gesang

Melodic, flute-like phrase with warm timbre; smooth series of rounded notes flowing pleasantly in quiet forest.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Gesang

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Puerto Rican Mango

Endemic to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in forest, gardens, and coastal scrub. Sea level to 1,200 m.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Puerto Rican Mango

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Puerto Rican Mango

Gefieder

Bearded Mountaineer: males with spectacular elongated outer tail feathers; white belly; green back; females green with shorter rufous tail

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Gefieder

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

Puerto Rican Mango

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to Puerto Rico. Males have green and gold plumage with a dark velvety throat. Nectarivore of forests, gardens, and coffee plantations. An important endemic pollinator. Found across the island at various elevations.

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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