Black-breasted Puffleg vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Eriocnemis nigrivestis 비교 대상 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black-breasted Puffleg Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
학명 Eriocnemis nigrivestis Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Endangered Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 11.4 cm (4.5 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
체중 4.449999999999999 g (0.16 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Andean montane Ericaceae and epiphyte flowers; fluffy leg puffs visible during hover. Gleans … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black-breasted Puffleg only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-breasted Puffleg

노래

Soft, sustained hum barely audible; extremely faint low-frequency sound audible only at very close range.

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-breasted Puffleg

Endemic to the western Andes of Ecuador, primarily the Pichincha and Imbabura regions. 2,800–3,600 m. Critically endangered.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.

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보전 상태

Endangered

Black-breasted Puffleg

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-breasted Puffleg

깃털

Violet-fronted Brilliant: males with glittering violet forehead; metallic green above; white belly; females green above; 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

Black-breasted Puffleg

에콰도르 북서부 안데스 해발 2,800~3,400m에 고유한 10~11cm 소형 벌새. 위기종; 심각한 서식지 파괴.

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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