Black-bellied Hummingbird vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Eupherusa nigriventris 比較対象 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-bellied Hummingbird Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Eupherusa nigriventris Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 9.4 cm (3.7 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 3.3200000000000003 g (0.12 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. 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

Black-bellied Hummingbird only

None

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-bellied Hummingbird

さえずり

Soft, high-pitched twittering barely audible; delicate minute notes cascading gently near flowering canopy.

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

Black-bellied Hummingbird

Found in humid forests of Costa Rica and western Panama at 700-1,800 m. Resident in cloud forest undergrowth.

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

Black-bellied Hummingbird

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-bellied Hummingbird

羽毛

Pavonine Cuckoo: dark iridescent blue-green above; rufous underparts; pale supercilium; long blue-green tail; peacock-eye tail pattern

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

Black-bellied Hummingbird

コスタリカと西パナマに生息するハチドリで、黒い腹部が特徴。

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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