Velvet-purple Coronet vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Boissonneaua jardini 비교 대상 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Velvet-purple Coronet Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
학명 Boissonneaua jardini Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 15.0 cm (5.9 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
체중 9.4 g (0.33 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia. Supplements with small arthropods. Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Velvet-purple Coronet only

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Velvet-purple Coronet

노래

Harsh, grating screech with urgent tone; sudden loud rough call given sharply during aerial chase encounter.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

노래

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Velvet-purple Coronet

Found on the Pacific slope of the Andes in Colombia and northwestern Ecuador in cloud forest. 500–1,800 m.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Velvet-purple Coronet

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Velvet-purple Coronet

깃털

Rainbow Starfrontlet: males with brilliant magenta-orange gorget; metallic green above; white belly; females green above; spotted below

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

깃털

Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below

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About These Birds

Velvet-purple Coronet

콜롬비아 서부와 에콰도르 해발 1,200~2,400m 운무림에 서식하는 중간 크기의 벌새(11~12cm)입니다. 수컷은 녹색 홍채가 있는 어두운 벨벳 자주색 깃털을 가집니다. 초코 운무림의 꿀을 먹습니다. 뚜렷하고 어두운 깃털의 벌새입니다.

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.

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