Little Woodstar vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Chaetocercus bombus 比較対象 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Little Woodstar Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Chaetocercus bombus Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 5.6 cm (2.2 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 6.5 g (0.23 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 One of the world's smallest birds; feeds on nectar from tiny blossoms in humid forest … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Little Woodstar only

None

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Little Woodstar

さえずり

Harsh, scratchy buzz with coarse texture; sustained rough vibration with raspy edges carrying across scrub habitat.

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

Little Woodstar

Found in Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Peru at 800-2,200 m. Classified as Vulnerable due to habitat loss.

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

Near Threatened

Little Woodstar

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Little Woodstar

羽毛

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird: males with glittering golden-red topaz crown; iridescent ruby gorget; metallic green back; females duller

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

Little Woodstar

コロンビアからペルーのアンデス山麓(800〜2,200 m)の微小ハチドリ(7 cm)。ウッドスターの中でも特に小さい。雄は紫色の喉。林縁で花蜜を吸う。脆弱種。

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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