Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Ecuadorian Piedtail

Nesophlox lyrura 비교 대상 Phlogophilus hemileucurus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Ecuadorian Piedtail
학명 Nesophlox lyrura Phlogophilus hemileucurus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
체중 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 2.56 g (0.09 oz)
식성 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of Andean foothill undergrowth; visits small epiphyte and Heliconia flowers. Supplements with arthropods.
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Habitat Comparison

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Ecuadorian Piedtail 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.

Ecuadorian Piedtail

노래

High, crystalline notes in musical phrase; clear bright sequence ascending smoothly in cheerful morning vocalisation.

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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.

Ecuadorian Piedtail

Found on both Andean slopes in Ecuador in humid foothill and lower montane forest. 400–1,600 m elevation.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ecuadorian Piedtail

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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

Ecuadorian Piedtail

깃털

Costa's Hummingbird: males with brilliant violet gorget with elongated side gorget feathers; metallic green above; females plain below

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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.

Ecuadorian Piedtail

에콰도르벌새는 콜롬비아와 에콰도르의 안데스 구름 숲에 서식하는 소형 벌새입니다. 초록 깃털과 흰 끝 꼬리, 어두운 가슴이 특징이며 빽빽한 구름 숲 하층에서 서식합니다.

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