Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Rufous Hummingbird

Nesophlox lyrura 比較対象 Selasphorus rufus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird
学名 Nesophlox lyrura Selasphorus rufus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 3.72 g (0.13 oz)
食性 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Highly migratory nectarivore visiting a wide diversity of western North American flowers. Supplements with insects …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

Rufous Hummingbird 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.

Rufous Hummingbird

さえずり

Soft, liquid notes with gentle melancholy; mellow flowing sequence with subtle sadness in quiet forest.

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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.

Rufous Hummingbird

Breeds from Alaska south to Oregon. Migrates up to 6,400 km to winter in Mexico, the longest migration relative to body size of any bird.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Rufous Hummingbird

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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

Rufous Hummingbird

羽毛

Green-crowned Woodnymph: males with glittering green crown; violet-blue gorget; metallic green above; females green above; spots

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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.

Rufous Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) known for its extraordinary migration, traveling up to 6,400 km between breeding grounds in Alaska and wintering areas in Mexico. Males have a brilliant orange-red gorget. The longest migration relative to body size of any bird.

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