Mangrove Hummingbird vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilia boucardi comparé à Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Mangrove Hummingbird Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Nom scientifique Amazilia boucardi Nesophlox lyrura
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Endangered Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 10,9 cm (4.3 in) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
Poids 4,5 g (0.16 oz) 2,425 g (0.09 oz)
Régime alimentaire Critically endangered; feeds on mangrove flowers in Costa Rica and supplements with small insects and … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Mangrove Hummingbird only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

Aucun(e)

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Song & Call Comparison

Mangrove Hummingbird

Chant

Rich, melodic churring with complex cadence; warm resonant notes building in deliberate sequence near mangroves.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Chant

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Mangrove Hummingbird

Endemic to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, restricted to mangrove forests. Classified as Endangered.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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

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Statut de conservation

Endangered

Mangrove Hummingbird

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mangrove Hummingbird

Plumage

Coppery-tailed Coucal: dark brown above; rufous wings; pale below; coppery-glossed tail; red eye; tail iridescence distinctive

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Plumage

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

Mangrove Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, restricted to mangrove forests. Green plumage. Nectarivore specializing in mangrove flowers (Pelliciera rhizophorae). Classified as Endangered due to mangrove 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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