Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Peruvian Sheartail

Nesophlox lyrura 비교 대상 Thaumastura cora

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Peruvian Sheartail
학명 Nesophlox lyrura Thaumastura cora
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
체중 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 2.4 g (0.08 oz)
식성 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore hovering at low-growing flowers in coastal scrub. Supplements nectar diet with tiny spiders and …
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Habitat Comparison

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

Peruvian Sheartail 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.

Peruvian Sheartail

노래

Delicate, purring trill with silvery shimmer; thin high notes given softly near Peruvian Andean flowers at altitude.

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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.

Peruvian Sheartail

Found along the arid Pacific coast of Peru from Lima to Tacna. Resident in desert scrub and coastal gardens at low elevations.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Peruvian Sheartail

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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

Peruvian Sheartail

깃털

Sparkling Violetear (alt): males with deep iridescent violet gorget; metallic green body; iridescent ear patches; females green with spots

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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.

Peruvian Sheartail

코라꼬리벌새는 페루 서해안과 칠레 북부의 건조한 환경에 서식하는 소형 벌새입니다. 수컷은 보라빛 목과 매우 긴 흰 꼬리 깃털이 특징이며, 사막과 건조 관목 지대를 선호합니다.

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