Black-bellied Thorntail vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Discosura langsdorffi 비교 대상 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black-bellied Thorntail Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
학명 Discosura langsdorffi Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 7.0 cm (2.8 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
체중 3.2 g (0.11 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
식성 Nectarivore visiting diverse canopy flowers in humid Amazonian forest. Takes small arthropods in aerial hover-gleaning. Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Habitat Comparison

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Black-bellied Thorntail only

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-bellied Thorntail

노래

Deep, hollow churring with resonant character; prolonged low buzzing sound vibrating persistently through dense foliage.

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

Black-bellied Thorntail

Found in lowland Amazonian forest from southeastern Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 100–600 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

Black-bellied Thorntail

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-bellied Thorntail

깃털

Red-tailed Comet: males with glittering green gorget; brilliant coppery-bronze crown; metallic green back; reddish tail; females duller

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

Black-bellied Thorntail

수컷은 어두운 배와 라켓 끝이 있는 길고 전선 같은 외부 꼬리 깃털을 가진 7–8cm(그외 꼬리 깃털 포함) 소형 벌새로 콜롬비아 동부에서 아마존을 거쳐 볼리비아·브라질까지 저지림에 서식한다. 삼림 수관부와 가장자리에서 꿀을 먹는다.

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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