Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera 比較対象 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sword-billed Hummingbird Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Ensifera ensifera Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

さえずり

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

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

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 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

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

羽毛

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

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

Sword-billed Hummingbird

アンデスの雲霧林に生息するハチドリで、体と同じ長さの嘴を持つ。自然界で嘴が最も長い鳥の一つ。

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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