Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Mexican Hermit
Nesophlox lyrura 비교 대상 Phaethornis mexicanus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Lyre-tailed Hummingbird | Mexican Hermit |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Nesophlox lyrura | Phaethornis mexicanus |
| 목 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 과 | 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 … |
| 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.
Mexican Hermit
Rapid, buzzy trill rising in pitch; ascending cascade of rough notes gaining speed and urgency before abrupt stop.
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.
보전 상태
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Mexican 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
Mexican Hermit
Fiery-topaz: brilliant iridescent fiery-orange crown disc; violet-blue gorget; metallic green back; females with orange-rufous crown patch
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.