Shining Sunbeam vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Aglaeactis cupripennis 比較対象 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Sunbeam Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Aglaeactis cupripennis Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 16.3 cm (6.4 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 7.540000000000001 g (0.27 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of high Andean páramo and puna; visits Chuquiraga, Puya, and Ericaceae flowers. Catches small … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Shining Sunbeam only

None

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Shining Sunbeam

さえずり

Soft, sibilant twittering with silvery quality; high, airy notes cascading gently near high-altitude Polylepis flowers.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

さえずり

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Shining Sunbeam

Widespread in Andean cloud forests and shrubby páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,000–4,300 m.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Shining Sunbeam

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Sunbeam

羽毛

Colorful Puffleg: males with brilliant multicolored gorget; metallic green above; white belly; females green above; spotted below

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

羽毛

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

Shining Sunbeam

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,800 m. Coppery-bronze plumage that shines with iridescent sunbeam-like reflections. Nectarivore of montane forest edges and páramo shrubs.

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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