Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Minute Hermit

Nesophlox lyrura 比較対象 Phaethornis idaliae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Minute Hermit
学名 Nesophlox lyrura Phaethornis idaliae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 6.9 cm (2.7 in)
体重 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 2.25 g (0.08 oz)
食性 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore specializing in Heliconia and other curved tubular flowers. Supplements diet with small spiders and …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

Minute Hermit only

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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.

Minute Hermit

さえずり

Harsh, grating buzz with mechanical quality; abrupt dry trill issued suddenly then stopping, leaving brief startling silence.

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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.

Minute Hermit

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil from Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina. Found at sea level to 900 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Minute 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

Minute Hermit

羽毛

Buff-tailed Sicklebill: rich chestnut-brown underparts; dark olive-green upperparts; white postocular stripe; strongly decurved bill matching sickle shape

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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.

Minute Hermit

ブラジル東部の大西洋岸森林に生息する小型のハチドリで、Idaliaハーミットとも呼ばれる。生息地の破壊により個体数が減少しており、保護が必要とされる。

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