Brown Violetear vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Colibri delphinae 비교 대상 Nesophlox lyrura
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Brown Violetear | Lyre-tailed Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Colibri delphinae | Nesophlox lyrura |
| 목 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 과 | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 13.6 cm (5.4 in) | 8.0 cm (3.1 in) |
| 체중 | 6.2 g (0.22 oz) | 2.425 g (0.09 oz) |
| 식성 | Nectarivore visiting a wide range of forest-edge and garden flowers. Aggressively defends patches of Salvia … | Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … |
| 산란 수 | -- | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Brown Violetear
High, thin twittering barely audible; delicate cascade of minute notes almost imperceptible in dense vegetation.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.
Geographic Range & Migration
Brown Violetear
Found in humid forest from Guatemala south through Central America to western Ecuador and Bolivia, and across northern South America. 0–1,800 m.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.
보전 상태
Brown Violetear
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
Brown Violetear
Long-tailed Sylph: males with spectacularly long violet-streaked iridescent tail; glittering green gorget; females with shorter graduated tail
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below
About These Birds
Brown Violetear
갈색보라귀벌새(Colibri delphinae)는 중앙아메리카부터 볼리비아에 걸쳐 분포하는 중형 벌새입니다. 갈색 깃털과 보라색 귀 반점이 특징이며, 삼림 가장자리와 2차림에서 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.