Blue-tailed Emerald vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Chlorostilbon mellisugus 比較対象 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Blue-tailed Emerald Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Chlorostilbon mellisugus Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 9.0 cm (3.5 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 2.6466666666666665 g (0.09 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … 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

Blue-tailed Emerald only

None

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-tailed Emerald

さえずり

Pure, flute-like descending scale; smooth melodic phrase moving cleanly through several notes, warm in timbre.

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

Blue-tailed Emerald

Widely distributed from Colombia and Venezuela through the Guianas to Trinidad and Tobago. Resident in varied lowland habitats.

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

Blue-tailed Emerald

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-tailed Emerald

羽毛

White-throated Hummingbird: males with brilliant green gorget; metallic green above; white throat; 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

Blue-tailed Emerald

ブルーテールエメラルドハチドリ(Chlorostilbon mellisugus)はコロンビアからガイアナにかけての北部南アメリカに分布するハチドリです。オスは青みがかった尾羽が特徴的で、体はエメラルドグリーンです。乾燥した低木地帯や草原縁部を好みます。

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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