Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Little Hermit

Nesophlox lyrura 비교 대상 Phaethornis longuemareus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Little Hermit
학명 Nesophlox lyrura Phaethornis longuemareus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 8.6 cm (3.4 in)
체중 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 3.3 g (0.12 oz)
식성 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Primarily nectar-feeding; uses exceptionally curved bill to access heliconia blossoms; supplements with small insects.
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

없음

Little 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.

Little Hermit

노래

Loud, ringing whistle with bold projection; clear single-pitch call carrying impressively across open montane grassland.

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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.

Little Hermit

Found from Trinidad and northern Venezuela west through much of Amazonia to Bolivia. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth near streams.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Little 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

Little Hermit

깃털

Tiny; bronze-green upperparts with rufous-buff rump band; buff underparts; pale buff supercilium and malar stripe bordering dark face mask; white-tipped elongated central tail feathers; Trinidad and Venezuela species.

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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.

Little Hermit

꼬마은둔벌새는 멕시코에서 브라질과 트리니다드까지 습한 숲에 서식하는 극소형 은둔벌새로, 세계에서 가장 작은 벌새 중 하나입니다. 초록 등에 붉은갈색 아랫면이 특징입니다.

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