Mexican Sheartail vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Doricha eliza 비교 대상 Nesophlox lyrura
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Mexican Sheartail | Lyre-tailed Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Doricha eliza | Nesophlox lyrura |
| 목 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 과 | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| 보전 상태 | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 7.7 cm (3.0 in) | 8.0 cm (3.1 in) |
| 체중 | 2.5 g (0.09 oz) | 2.425 g (0.09 oz) |
| 식성 | Nectarivore of dry scrub and coastal dunes, visiting Agave and Ipomoea flowers. Supplements with insects … | Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … |
| 산란 수 | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Mexican Sheartail
Melodic, three-note ascending call; pure warm tones stepping upward smoothly, given clearly from tall perch.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.
Geographic Range & Migration
Mexican Sheartail
Endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and Cozumel Island. Classified as Near Threatened due to habitat destruction.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.
보전 상태
Mexican Sheartail
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
Mexican Sheartail
Xantus's Hummingbird: males with glittering green gorget; metallic green above; rufous tail; cinnamon underparts; sexually dimorphic
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below
About These Birds
Mexican Sheartail
8–9 cm의 소형 벌새로 멕시코 유카탄 반도·코수멜 섬 고유종. 수컷은 연장된 가늘고 긴 외부 꼬리 깃털을 가진다. 해안 관목지와 정원에서 꿀을 먹는다. 제한된 분포에서의 서식지 파괴로 준위협으로 분류.
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.