Black-eared Fairy vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Heliothryx auritus 比較対象 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-eared Fairy Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Heliothryx auritus Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 13.0 cm (5.1 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 5.15 g (0.18 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore robbing nectar from large flowers in forest canopy. Gleans small spiders and soft-bodied 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-eared Fairy only

None

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-eared Fairy

さえずり

Soft, liquid notes in gentle cascade; flowing sequence of mellow tones with subtle tremolo in misty montane forest.

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-eared Fairy

Widespread in Amazonian lowlands from the Guianas south through Brazil and west to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 0–700 m.

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-eared Fairy

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-eared Fairy

羽毛

Blue-chinned Sapphire: males with shining blue chin; metallic green above; white pectoral tufts; females green above with blue-spotted throat

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-eared Fairy

黄耳ハチドリはコロンビアからブラジルにかけての南アメリカ低地林のアマゾン流域周辺(標高0〜700 m)に生息するハチドリ(体長10〜11 cm)。光沢のある緑色の羽衣と鮮やかな黄色の耳部パッチが特徴的。林冠・林縁の蜜食性。

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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