Black Metaltail vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Metallura phoebe 비교 대상 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black Metaltail Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
학명 Metallura phoebe Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 14.1 cm (5.6 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
체중 5.7325 g (0.20 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of high Peruvian puna scrub; visits small compact flowers of cushion plants. Gleans tiny … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Black Metaltail only

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black Metaltail

노래

Harsh, buzzy rattle with percussive onset; abrupt rough trill erupting suddenly then ceasing in sharp silence.

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 Metaltail

Found in the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia in puna and upper montane scrub at 3,400–5,000 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

Black Metaltail

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black Metaltail

깃털

Fiery-throated Hummingbird: tiny; males with multicolored fiery gorget; metallic blue crown; iridescent green above; 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 Metaltail

소형 벌새로 체장 약 11cm이며, 수컷은 짙은 초록 몸통에 붉은색 목과 긴 검은색 꽁지를 갖는다. 페루와 볼리비아 고지대 관목지에 서식한다. 꽃의 꿀을 빨아 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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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