Coppery Metaltail vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Metallura theresiae 비교 대상 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Coppery Metaltail Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
학명 Metallura theresiae 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 4.925000000000001 g (0.17 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Peruvian cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and epiphytic orchids. Gleans tiny arthropods from … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Coppery Metaltail only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Coppery Metaltail

노래

Deep, resonant trill with buzzing quality; powerful low-frequency churring vibrating through dense tropical vegetation.

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

Coppery Metaltail

Endemic to Peru in the Cordillera Negra region of the western Andes at 3,000–4,400 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

Coppery Metaltail

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Coppery Metaltail

깃털

Purple-throated Mountain-gem: tiny; males with brilliant blue-violet gorget; metallic green above; 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

Coppery Metaltail

소형 벌새로 체장 약 10cm이며, 수컷은 초록 몸통에 짙은 청록색 꽁지를 갖는다. 페루 북부 고지대에 서식하는 희귀 고유종이다. 꽃의 꿀을 빨아 먹는다. 취약한 상태이다.

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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