Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Fiery Topaz

Nesophlox lyrura 比較対象 Topaza pyra

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Fiery Topaz
学名 Nesophlox lyrura Topaza pyra
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 15.2 cm (6.0 in)
体重 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 12.8 g (0.45 oz)
食性 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Primarily nectar-feeding; uses exceptionally curved bill to access heliconia blossoms; supplements with small 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

Fiery Topaz 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.

Fiery Topaz

さえずり

Gentle, whistled three-note phrase with falling inflection; soft, pure tones delivered slowly with expressive melodic quality.

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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.

Fiery Topaz

Found in the western Amazon basin from Colombia and Ecuador south to Peru and Bolivia. Resident in lowland and foothill forest along rivers.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Fiery Topaz

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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

Fiery Topaz

羽毛

Males fiery orange-red body with glittering golden-orange gorget; elongated crossed purplish tail feathers; female bronze-green above, cinnamon below; Amazonian species with slightly more orange tone than Crimson Topaz.

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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.

Fiery Topaz

ファイアリートパズはアマゾン川源流域の熱帯雨林に生息するハチドリです。雄は輝く緋色と金色の羽毛を持ちます。

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