Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Mexican Hermit

Nesophlox lyrura 비교 대상 Phaethornis mexicanus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Mexican Hermit
학명 Nesophlox lyrura Phaethornis mexicanus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 13.4 cm (5.3 in)
체중 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 4.5 g (0.16 oz)
식성 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore adapted to curved corolla flowers via trap-lining. Supplements nectar with small spiders caught near …
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Habitat Comparison

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird 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.

Mexican Hermit

노래

Rapid, buzzy trill rising in pitch; ascending cascade of rough notes gaining speed and urgency before abrupt stop.

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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.

Mexican Hermit

Endemic to northwestern Mexico in Sinaloa, Jalisco, and Nayarit in dry tropical forest. Sea level to 1,200 m elevation.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Mexican 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

Mexican Hermit

깃털

Fiery-topaz: brilliant iridescent fiery-orange crown disc; violet-blue gorget; metallic green back; females with orange-rufous crown patch

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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.

Mexican Hermit

멕시코은둔벌새는 멕시코 서부 태평양 경사면에 서식하는 중형 은둔벌새입니다. 녹색 깃털과 버프색 아랫면, 긴 흰 끝 꼬리가 특징이며, 최근 긴부리은둔벌새에서 독립 분리되었습니다.

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