Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Needle-billed Hermit
Nesophlox lyrura 비교 대상 Phaethornis philippii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Lyre-tailed Hummingbird | Needle-billed Hermit |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Nesophlox lyrura | Phaethornis philippii |
| 목 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 과 | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 8.0 cm (3.1 in) | 11.4 cm (4.5 in) |
| 체중 | 2.425 g (0.09 oz) | 4.9 g (0.17 oz) |
| 식성 | Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … | Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein. |
| 산란 수 | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.
Needle-billed Hermit
Soft, whispered twittering with delicate quality; barely audible sequence of minute high notes almost lost in ambient sound.
Geographic Range & Migration
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.
Needle-billed Hermit
Found in lowland rainforest of Peru and adjacent Bolivia in the upper Amazon basin. Sea level to 600 m elevation.
보전 상태
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Needle-billed Hermit
How to Tell Them Apart
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below
Needle-billed Hermit
Minute Hermit: metallic green above; buff underparts; white postocular stripe; tiny size; decurved bill; streaked throat; pale belly
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.
Needle-billed Hermit
바늘부리은둔벌새는 페루 동부에서 브라질 서부에 걸쳐 아마존 저지대 우림에 서식하는 중형 은둔벌새입니다. 은둔벌새로서는 이례적으로 직선형 바늘 모양 부리를 가집니다.