Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Red-billed Streamertail

Nesophlox lyrura เปรียบเทียบกับ Trochilus polytmus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Red-billed Streamertail
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Nesophlox lyrura Trochilus polytmus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 11.8 cm (4.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 2.425 g (0.09 oz) 4.9 g (0.17 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
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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.

Red-billed Streamertail

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, emphatic two-note call; high accented first note followed by lower brief second, clearly projected.

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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.

Red-billed Streamertail

Endemic to Jamaica. National bird. Resident across the island in forests, gardens, and plantations at all elevations.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Red-billed Streamertail

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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

Red-billed Streamertail

ขนนก

Goliath Coucal: large; dark glossy black-brown above; rufous wings; dark streaked below; red eye; massive size; long graduated tail

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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.

Red-billed Streamertail

A spectacular hummingbird (9-10 cm body + 15-18 cm tail streamers in males) endemic to Jamaica. Males have two extremely long, black tail feathers trailing behind in flight, a red bill, and iridescent green body. Jamaica's national bird. Nectarivore of forest and gardens.

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