Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Reddish Hermit
Nesophlox lyrura 比較対象 Phaethornis ruber
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Lyre-tailed Hummingbird | Reddish Hermit |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Nesophlox lyrura | Phaethornis ruber |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 8.0 cm (3.1 in) | 6.6 cm (2.6 in) |
| 体重 | 2.425 g (0.09 oz) | 2.4 g (0.08 oz) |
| 食性 | Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … | Nectarivore of dense undergrowth flowers. Regularly hawks small flying insects and gleans spiders to meet … |
| 一腹卵数 | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.
Reddish Hermit
Thin, reedy whistle with slightly nasal quality; soft sustained note barely wavering, issued from dense shrub cover.
Geographic Range & Migration
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.
Reddish Hermit
Widespread in humid lowland forests from the Guianas south through Amazonian Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. Found at 0–900 m.
保全状況
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Reddish Hermit
How to Tell Them Apart
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below
Reddish Hermit
White-whiskered Hermit: pale cinnamon-buff below; olive-brown above; white supercilium and malar stripe; elongated white-tipped tail feathers
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.
Reddish Hermit
アマゾン流域の熱帯雨林に生息する小型のハチドリで、Ruberのハーミットとも呼ばれる。赤みがかった腹部が特徴で、薄暗い林内の低い植生に生息する。