Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Nesophlox lyrura 比較対象 Thalurania furcata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Fork-tailed Woodnymph
学名 Nesophlox lyrura Thalurania furcata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 10.9 cm (4.3 in)
体重 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 4.4 g (0.16 oz)
食性 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Widespread Amazonian nectarivore visiting diverse forest-floor flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders caught in flight.
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

Fork-tailed Woodnymph 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.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

さえずり

Buzzy, insect-like trill with monotonous quality; sustained rapid vibration with minimal melodic content.

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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.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Widely distributed in humid forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. Resident.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

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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

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

羽毛

Blue Bustard: males with slate-blue neck and breast; brown-vermiculated above; white belly; females brown above; pale 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.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

フォーキドウッドニンフは南米の熱帯雨林に広く分布するハチドリです。雄は深い青緑色の羽毛と二股に分かれた尾羽が特徴です。

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