Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs White-bearded Hermit

Nesophlox lyrura 比較対象 Phaethornis hispidus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird White-bearded Hermit
学名 Nesophlox lyrura Phaethornis hispidus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 10.8 cm (4.3 in)
体重 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 4.975 g (0.18 oz)
食性 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore visiting Heliconia, Costus, and banana flowers along forest understory routes. Takes small insects opportunistically.
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

White-bearded 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.

White-bearded Hermit

さえずり

Sharp, staccato chips in rapid series; clean, emphatic notes delivered rhythmically without inflection or melodic variation.

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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.

White-bearded Hermit

Widespread in western Amazonia from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. Found at 100–1,000 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-bearded 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

White-bearded Hermit

羽毛

Mexican Hermit: olive-green above; pale whitish below; dark facial mask; white supercilium; pale buff-white supercilium; curved 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.

White-bearded Hermit

アマゾン流域の熱帯雨林に生息するハチドリで、白い喉と縞模様の腹部が特徴的。薄暗い林内に生息し、長い嘴で花蜜を採取する。

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