Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Black-throated Hermit

Nesophlox lyrura 比較対象 Phaethornis atrimentalis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Black-throated Hermit
学名 Nesophlox lyrura Phaethornis atrimentalis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 7.7 cm (3.0 in)
体重 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 2.8 g (0.10 oz)
食性 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of long-tubed lowland flowers, especially Heliconia. Gleans small insects and spiders from leaf surfaces.
一腹卵数 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

Black-throated Hermit only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

さえずり

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

Black-throated Hermit

さえずり

Buzzy, insect-like trill with rapid modulation; high-frequency buzz sustained briefly then repeated after short pause.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.

Black-throated Hermit

Found in Amazonian foothills of Ecuador, Peru, and far western Brazil at 200–1,200 m. Uncommon and patchily distributed.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Black-throated Hermit

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

羽毛

Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below

Black-throated Hermit

羽毛

Pale-tailed Barbthroat: buffy-white underparts; olive-green above; distinct pale buff supercilium; long graduated tail; slightly decurved pink-based bill

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About These Birds

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.

Black-throated Hermit

エクアドル、コロンビア、ペルーのアンデス東麓に生息するハチドリで、暗い羽毛が特徴的。沢沿いや密生した低木林に生息し、特定の花を縄張りとする。

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