Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Chalybura urochrysia comparé à Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Nom scientifique Chalybura urochrysia Nesophlox lyrura
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 13,0 cm (5.1 in) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
Poids 6,55 g (0.23 oz) 2,425 g (0.09 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectarivore of humid Central American and Colombian lowland forest. Takes insects and spiders to supplement … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Taille de la couvée -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer only

Aucun(e)

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

Aucun(e)

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Song & Call Comparison

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Chant

Thin, high-pitched chip barely audible; minute staccato notes cascading gently near dense flowering shrubbery.

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

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean and Pacific lowland forests.

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

Least Concern

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Plumage

Buff-crested Bustard: pale buff-white below; brown-vermiculated above; black and white crest; males with erectile feathers; large

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

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Green plumage with a bronze-colored tail. Feathered legs (the plumeleteer trait). Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges.

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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