Golden-breasted Puffleg vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Eriocnemis mosquera 比較対象 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Golden-breasted Puffleg Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Eriocnemis mosquera Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 14.6 cm (5.7 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 5.625 g (0.20 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Ecuadorian western Andes; visits dense Ericaceae blooms at mid-elevations. Takes small insects. 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

Golden-breasted Puffleg only

None

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Golden-breasted Puffleg

さえずり

Sharp, emphatic chip note; single clean staccato sound repeated at intervals from prominent perch near nectar flowers.

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

Golden-breasted Puffleg

Found in high Andean páramo and upper cloud forest from Colombia to Ecuador at 2,800–4,000 m elevation.

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

Golden-breasted Puffleg

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden-breasted Puffleg

羽毛

Green-crowned Brilliant: males with glittering ruby gorget; metallic green crown; white postocular stripe; females green above; spotted

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

Golden-breasted Puffleg

コロンビアとエクアドルのアンデスに生息するハチドリで、黄金色の胸部が特徴。

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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