Cinnamon Hummingbird vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilia rutila 比較対象 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Cinnamon Hummingbird Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Amazilia rutila Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 11.4 cm (4.5 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 4.725 g (0.17 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … 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

Cinnamon Hummingbird only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Cinnamon Hummingbird

さえずり

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated quickly; clean staccato delivery with forceful attack during territory announcement.

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

Cinnamon Hummingbird

Found along the Pacific coast from Mexico to Costa Rica. Resident in dry forest, scrub, and gardens.

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

Cinnamon Hummingbird

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Cinnamon Hummingbird

羽毛

Black-faced Coucal (alt): black face mask; dark brown mantle; rufous wings; pale buff below; red eye; long dark graduated tail

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

Cinnamon Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in dry to semi-humid habitats along the Pacific coast from Mexico to Costa Rica. Entirely cinnamon-rufous underparts, unusual for a hummingbird. Nectarivore of dry forest, scrub, and gardens.

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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