Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Scintillant Hummingbird
Nesophlox lyrura เปรียบเทียบกับ Selasphorus scintilla
Side-by-Side Comparison
| คุณสมบัติ | Lyre-tailed Hummingbird | Scintillant Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ | Nesophlox lyrura | Selasphorus scintilla |
| อันดับ | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| วงศ์ตระกูล | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| สถานะการอนุรักษ์ | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| ความยาว | — | — |
| กว้างปีก | 8.0 cm (3.1 in) | 6.6 cm (2.6 in) |
| น้ำหนัก | 2.425 g (0.09 oz) | 2.188 g (0.08 oz) |
| อาหาร | Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … | Feeds on nectar from low-elevation Costa Rican scrub flowers. Supplements diet with tiny insects and … |
| จำนวนไข่ | 2 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only
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Scintillant Hummingbird only
Song & Call Comparison
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.
Scintillant Hummingbird
Soft, sibilant twittering with airy quality; high light notes cascading gently near flowering vegetation.
Geographic Range & Migration
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.
Scintillant Hummingbird
Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 900-2,000 m elevation. Resident in cloud forest edges.
สถานะการอนุรักษ์
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Scintillant Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below
Scintillant Hummingbird
Red-billed Streamertail: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; elongated tail streamers; red bill; females plain
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.
Scintillant Hummingbird
One of the world's smallest hummingbirds (6-7 cm). Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 900-2,000 m. Males have a flaming orange-red gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest edges and mountain gardens. Weighs only 2-3 grams.