Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Black-billed Streamertail

Nesophlox lyrura 比較対象 Trochilus scitulus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Black-billed Streamertail
学名 Nesophlox lyrura Trochilus scitulus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 13.0 cm (5.1 in)
体重 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 4.7 g (0.17 oz)
食性 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

None

Black-billed Streamertail 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.

Black-billed Streamertail

さえずり

Buzzy, insect-like sustained trill; continuous high-frequency vibration with rapid modulation near nectar flowers.

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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.

Black-billed Streamertail

Endemic to the eastern Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Restricted to montane forest. Sometimes treated as subspecies.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Black-billed Streamertail

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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

Black-billed Streamertail

羽毛

Black-faced Coucal: glossy black head; rufous-brown wings; black underparts; red eye; long dark tail; sexually similar plumage

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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.

Black-billed Streamertail

ブラックビルドストリーマーテイルはジャマイカの固有種のハチドリです。雄は黒い嘴と長い尾羽が特徴的です。

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