Velvet-purple Coronet vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Boissonneaua jardini 比較対象 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Velvet-purple Coronet Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Boissonneaua jardini Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 15.0 cm (5.9 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 9.4 g (0.33 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia. Supplements with small arthropods. 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

Velvet-purple Coronet only

None

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Velvet-purple Coronet

さえずり

Harsh, grating screech with urgent tone; sudden loud rough call given sharply during aerial chase encounter.

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

Velvet-purple Coronet

Found on the Pacific slope of the Andes in Colombia and northwestern Ecuador in cloud forest. 500–1,800 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

Velvet-purple Coronet

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Velvet-purple Coronet

羽毛

Rainbow Starfrontlet: males with brilliant magenta-orange 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

Velvet-purple Coronet

コロンビア西部とエクアドルの雲霧林の標高1,200〜2,400mに生息する中型のハチドリ(11〜12cm)。雄は緑色の光沢を帯びた暗いビロード状の紫色の羽毛を持つ。チョコ雲霧林の蜜食者。際立った暗色の羽毛を持つハチドリ。

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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