Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Long-billed Hermit

Nesophlox lyrura 비교 대상 Phaethornis longirostris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Long-billed Hermit
학명 Nesophlox lyrura Phaethornis longirostris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 12.2 cm (4.8 in)
체중 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 5.8 g (0.20 oz)
식성 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore visiting Heliconia, Costus, and banana flowers along forest understory routes. Takes small insects opportunistically.
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Habitat Comparison

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Long-billed Hermit only

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Song & Call Comparison

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

노래

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

Long-billed Hermit

노래

Pure, flute-like descending scale; smooth melodic phrase moving cleanly through successive notes, warm and round in timbre.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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

Long-billed Hermit

Widespread from southern Mexico through Central America to northwestern Colombia and western Ecuador. Found at 0–1,200 m.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Long-billed Hermit

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

깃털

Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below

Long-billed Hermit

깃털

Wire-crested Thorntail: males with long black wire-like crest; green gorget; white pectoral tufts; females with rufous-buff below; plain green

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About These Birds

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.

Long-billed Hermit

긴부리은둔벌새는 멕시코에서 콜롬비아 북서부에 걸쳐 습한 숲에 서식하는 대형 은둔벌새입니다. 어두운 얼굴 마스크, 긴 굽은 부리, 긴 흰 끝 꼬리가 특징이며 헬리코니아 꽃을 주로 방문합니다.

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