Broad-billed Hummingbird vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostris 비교 대상 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Broad-billed Hummingbird Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
학명 Cynanthus latirostris Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 10.3 cm (4.1 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
체중 3.3333333333333335 g (0.12 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Mexican thorn-forest and canyon habitats, probing wide-mouthed flowers. Gleans insects and spiders for … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Broad-billed Hummingbird only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Broad-billed Hummingbird

노래

Rough, grating chatter with coarse texture; harsh series of notes interspersed with sharp emphatic chips.

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

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Found from the southwestern United States to central Mexico. Breeds in desert canyons; winters in western Mexico.

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

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Broad-billed Hummingbird

깃털

Buff-bellied Hummingbird: males with brilliant rose-red gorget; metallic green above; buff belly; rufous tail; females green above

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

Broad-billed Hummingbird

9–10 cm의 중형 벌새로 미국 남서부에서 멕시코까지 분포. 수컷은 무지개빛 파란 목과 녹색 몸, 독특한 끝이 어두운 산호붉은 부리를 가진다. 사막 협곡·참나무 삼림·정원에서 꿀을 먹는다. 특유의 삐걱거리는 울음소리로 자주 주목을 끈다.

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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