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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Nesophlox lyrura

Least Concern
पंखों का फैलाव
8.0 cm
वजन
2.425 g
कुल
Trochilidae
गण
Caprimulgiformes

के बारे में

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.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव 8.0 cm 3.1 in
वजन 2.425 g 0.09 oz

पहचान

पंख

Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below

Habitat & Range

भौगोलिक वितरण

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

Diet & Feeding

Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders caught in flight.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

अंडों की संख्या

2

ध्वनि

गीत

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

वर्गिकी

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
गण Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
कुल Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Genus Nesophlox
प्रजातियां Nesophlox lyrura

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अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

What does the Lyre-tailed Hummingbird eat?
Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders caught in flight.
Where does the Lyre-tailed Hummingbird live?
Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.
Is the Lyre-tailed Hummingbird endangered?
The Lyre-tailed Hummingbird has a conservation status of Least Concern.
What does the Lyre-tailed Hummingbird sound like?
Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.
How big is the Lyre-tailed Hummingbird?
The Lyre-tailed Hummingbird has a wingspan of 8.0 cm, weight of 2.425 g.
What order and family does the Lyre-tailed Hummingbird belong to?
The Lyre-tailed Hummingbird (Nesophlox lyrura) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Trochilidae.

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