Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Nesophlox lyrura से तुलना Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Nesophlox lyrura Pterophanes cyanopterus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
आहार Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

गीत

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

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

Buzzy, insect-like trill with pulsing rhythm; high-frequency vibration with slight amplitude modulation near flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

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.

Great Sapphirewing

A large hummingbird (18 cm, wingspan 28 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Brilliant sapphire-blue wings, green body, and long tail. One of the largest hummingbirds. Nectarivore of montane forest, visiting large-flowered Ericaceae.

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