Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Ecuadorian Piedtail

Nesophlox lyrura 比較対象 Phlogophilus hemileucurus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Ecuadorian Piedtail
学名 Nesophlox lyrura Phlogophilus hemileucurus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
体重 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 2.56 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of Andean foothill undergrowth; visits small epiphyte and Heliconia flowers. Supplements with arthropods.
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

Ecuadorian Piedtail 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.

Ecuadorian Piedtail

さえずり

High, crystalline notes in musical phrase; clear bright sequence ascending smoothly in cheerful morning vocalisation.

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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.

Ecuadorian Piedtail

Found on both Andean slopes in Ecuador in humid foothill and lower montane forest. 400–1,600 m elevation.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ecuadorian Piedtail

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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

Ecuadorian Piedtail

羽毛

Costa's Hummingbird: males with brilliant violet gorget with elongated side gorget feathers; metallic green above; females plain below

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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.

Ecuadorian Piedtail

エクアドル、コロンビア、ペルーの低地熱帯林に生息するハチドリで、白と暗色のコントラストがある尾羽が特徴的。アンデス山麓に生息する。

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