Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Nesophlox lyrura в сравнении с Schistes albogularis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird
Научное название Nesophlox lyrura Schistes albogularis
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 8,0 cm (3.1 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Масса 2,425 g (0.09 oz) 3,925 g (0.14 oz)
Питание Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore visiting Centropogon and other understory flowers in Andean foothills. Gleans small insects from flowers …
Размер кладки 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

Нет

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird only

Нет

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Song & Call Comparison

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Пение

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

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Пение

Bright, musical series of ascending notes; cheerful rising phrase with clear quality delivered repeatedly at dawn.

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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.

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Found on the western Andean slope in Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest at 900–2,100 m elevation. Resident.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Оперение

Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Оперение

White-crested Coquette: males with white crest; iridescent green gorget; females with reduced white crest; green above; buff 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.

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with a distinctive wedge-shaped bill and white throat. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Recently split from Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird.

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