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Song & Call Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Colorful Puffleg
さえずり
Thin, wavering whistle with plaintive quality; soft slightly nasal tone trembling gently, poorly known vocally.
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
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Geographic Range & Migration
Colorful Puffleg
Endemic to a tiny area in the western Colombian Andes near the Río Mechengue at 1,400–2,000 m. Critically endangered.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.
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Conservation Status Comparison
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保全状況
Endangered
Colorful Puffleg
Least Concern
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
Colorful Puffleg
羽毛
Heliodor's Woodstar: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; 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 Each Bird (Descriptions)
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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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