Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Nesophlox lyrura comparado com Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
Nome científico Nesophlox lyrura Pterophanes cyanopterus
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 8,0 cm (3.1 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 2,425 g (0.09 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Canto

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

Great Sapphirewing

Canto

Buzzy, insect-like trill with pulsing rhythm; high-frequency vibration with slight amplitude modulation near flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

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.

Great Sapphirewing

A large hummingbird (18 cm, wingspan 28 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Brilliant sapphire-blue wings, green body, and long tail. One of the largest hummingbirds. Nectarivore of montane forest, visiting large-flowered Ericaceae.

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