Green-crowned Brilliant vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Heliodoxa jacula comparado con Nesophlox lyrura
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Green-crowned Brilliant | Lyre-tailed Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Heliodoxa jacula | Nesophlox lyrura |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 14,1 cm (5.6 in) | 8,0 cm (3.1 in) |
| Peso | 7,633333333333333 g (0.27 oz) | 2,425 g (0.09 oz) |
| Dieta | Nectarivore of Central American and Colombian cloud forest; visits diverse montane flowers. Catches small insects … | Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Green-crowned Brilliant only
Ninguno
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only
Ninguno
Song & Call Comparison
Green-crowned Brilliant
Harsh, crackling buzz with emphatic onset; abrupt rough trill issuing from scrub then stopping sharply.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.
Geographic Range & Migration
Green-crowned Brilliant
Found in humid foothill and lower montane forest from Costa Rica south through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. 400–1,600 m.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.
Estado de conservación
Green-crowned Brilliant
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
Green-crowned Brilliant
Oasis Hummingbird: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic bronze-green above; white underparts; females green above; spots
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below
About These Birds
Green-crowned Brilliant
El colibrí brillante de frente verde es un colibrí grande de los bosques nublados de América Central y el noroeste de América del Sur. El macho tiene partes superiores verde brillante con un gorjal verde iridiscente y una mancha en el pecho. Habita en bosques del estrato medio y el dosel. Se alimenta del néctar de diversas flores, especialmente de Heliconia. Importante polinizador en los ecosistemas forestales andinos.
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.