Blue-throated Starfrontlet vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Coeligena helianthea 비교 대상 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Blue-throated Starfrontlet Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
학명 Coeligena helianthea Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
체중 6.775 g (0.24 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Venezuelan Andean cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Brachyotum. Catches small arthropods near … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
산란 수 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Blue-throated Starfrontlet only

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-throated Starfrontlet

노래

Melodic, ascending scale of clear notes; bright flute-like tones climbing smoothly in morning territorial singing.

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

Blue-throated Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forests of the eastern and central Andes of Colombia and adjacent Venezuela. 2,000–3,000 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

Blue-throated Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-throated Starfrontlet

깃털

Blue-mantled Thornbill: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; blue-metallic mantle; metallic green above; females pale 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

Blue-throated Starfrontlet

태양별벌새(Coeligena helianthea)는 콜롬비아와 에콰도르 안데스 산지에 서식하는 벌새입니다. 수컷은 반짝이는 자주색 가슴과 녹색 배가 특징이며, 고산 삼림 지대에서 서식합니다.

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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