Black-throated Brilliant vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Heliodoxa schreibersii comparado con Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-throated Brilliant Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Nombre científico Heliodoxa schreibersii Nesophlox lyrura
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,9 cm (5.5 in) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
Peso 8,5 g (0.30 oz) 2,425 g (0.09 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Amazonian foothill forest; visits large-flowered shrubs and epiphytes. Supplements with small arthropods. Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-throated Brilliant only

Ninguno

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-throated Brilliant

Canto

Buzzy, sustained trill with insect-like monotony; continuous low vibration with minimal variation throughout delivery.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Canto

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black-throated Brilliant

Found in lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 0–1,400 m.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-throated Brilliant

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-throated Brilliant

Plumaje

Giant Hummingbird (alt): males with iridescent blue gorget; metallic green; very large; white rump; females plain green; spots

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Plumaje

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

Black-throated Brilliant

El colibrí brillante de oreja negra es un colibrí de tamaño mediano de los bosques húmedos de la cuenca amazónica y las estribaciones andinas orientales. El macho presenta partes superiores verde metálico y un gorjal iridiscente brillante. Se alimenta del néctar de diversas flores de los estratos del bosque. La hembra es más apagada. Forma parte de las comunidades de colibríes de las selvas tropicales amazónicas.

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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