Black-throated Brilliant vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Heliodoxa schreibersii เปรียบเทียบกับ Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Black-throated Brilliant Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Heliodoxa schreibersii Nesophlox lyrura
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 13.9 cm (5.5 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 8.5 g (0.30 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Amazonian foothill forest; visits large-flowered shrubs and epiphytes. Supplements with small arthropods. 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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Black-throated Brilliant only

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-throated Brilliant

เสียงร้อง

Buzzy, sustained trill with insect-like monotony; continuous low vibration with minimal variation throughout delivery.

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

Black-throated Brilliant

Found in lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 0–1,400 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

Black-throated Brilliant

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-throated Brilliant

ขนนก

Giant Hummingbird (alt): males with iridescent blue gorget; metallic green; very large; white rump; females plain green; spots

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

Black-throated Brilliant

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in humid forests from eastern Colombia through Ecuador and Peru at 300-1,500 m. Males have a black throat patch with green glitter. Nectarivore of foothill forest. Named after the Austrian naturalist Carl von Schreibers.

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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