Merida Sunangel vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Heliangelus spencei 비교 대상 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Merida Sunangel Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
학명 Heliangelus spencei Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 11.7 cm (4.6 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
체중 5.0 g (0.18 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
식성 Nectarivore defending territories around productive Ericaceae patches. Supplements with tiny insects and spiders from foliage. Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Merida Sunangel only

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Merida Sunangel

노래

Rough, buzzy trill with scratchy edge; coarse sustained notes with raw texture carrying across dense tropical scrub.

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

Merida Sunangel

Endemic to the Mérida Andes of Venezuela in cloud forest and páramo edge. 2,200–3,400 m elevation.

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

Merida Sunangel

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Merida Sunangel

깃털

Viridian Metaltail: brilliant metallic green above; glittering violet-blue gorget; white postocular stripe; females green with 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

Merida Sunangel

스펜스벌새(Heliangelus spencei)는 베네수엘라 서부 안데스(메리다) 해발 2,400–3,500m 고유종인 10–11cm 소형 벌새다.

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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