Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Peruvian Sheartail

Nesophlox lyrura เปรียบเทียบกับ Thaumastura cora

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Peruvian Sheartail
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Nesophlox lyrura Thaumastura cora
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 2.4 g (0.08 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore hovering at low-growing flowers in coastal scrub. Supplements nectar diet with tiny spiders and …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

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

Peruvian Sheartail

เสียงร้อง

Delicate, purring trill with silvery shimmer; thin high notes given softly near Peruvian Andean flowers at altitude.

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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.

Peruvian Sheartail

Found along the arid Pacific coast of Peru from Lima to Tacna. Resident in desert scrub and coastal gardens at low elevations.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Peruvian Sheartail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

ขนนก

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

Peruvian Sheartail

ขนนก

Sparkling Violetear (alt): males with deep iridescent violet gorget; metallic green body; iridescent ear patches; females green with spots

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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.

Peruvian Sheartail

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm plus elongated tail in males, total 13-14 cm) found in arid coastal Peru. Males have a deeply forked, sheartail-shaped tail with elongated outer feathers. Nectarivore of desert scrub and gardens. A Peruvian near-endemic of coastal Sechura desert habitats.

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