Sapphire-vented Puffleg vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Eriocnemis luciani เปรียบเทียบกับ Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Sapphire-vented Puffleg Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eriocnemis luciani Nesophlox lyrura
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 6.050000000000001 g (0.21 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Ecuadorian and Peruvian Ericaceae-rich cloud forest. Catches small arthropods from mossy bark near … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
จำนวนไข่ 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Sapphire-vented Puffleg only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

เสียงร้อง

Melodic, descending whistle with clear timbre; smooth pure tones stepping downward gracefully in high-altitude morning.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Widespread in high Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 2,400–4,200 m.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

ขนนก

Rufous-webbed Brilliant: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

ขนนก

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

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About These Birds

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

A small hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,800 m. Green plumage with sapphire-blue vent and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of montane forest and páramo edges. Relatively common along the Andes.

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.

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