Rufous-throated Hummingbird vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Hylocharis sapphirina 비교 대상 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Rufous-throated Hummingbird Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
학명 Hylocharis sapphirina Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
체중 4.239999999999999 g (0.15 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
식성 Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Rufous-throated Hummingbird only

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

노래

Sharp, piercing screech with urgent character; sudden loud rough call given during aerial territorial chase.

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

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Resident in forest edges.

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

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

깃털

Violet Coucal: brilliant violet-blue iridescent body; rufous wings; dark graduated tail; red eye; violet iridescence distinctive

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

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

사파이어벌새는 남아메리카 동부에 서식하는 작은 벌새이다. 수컷은 사파이어 색의 목 깃털이 아름다우며 녹색의 등과 대비를 이룬다. 열대 숲과 숲 가장자리에서 다양한 꽃의 꿀을 먹으며 산다.

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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