Venezuelan Sylph vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Aglaiocercus berlepschi ile kıyaslandığında Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Venezuelan Sylph Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Aglaiocercus berlepschi Nesophlox lyrura
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Vulnerable Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 11,9 cm (4.7 in) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
Ağırlık 5,0 g (0.18 oz) 2,425 g (0.09 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Venezuelan Andes cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Takes small insects and … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Venezuelan Sylph only

Hiçbiri

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Venezuelan Sylph

Şarkı

Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with distinctive raw texture near nest.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Venezuelan Sylph

Endemic to the coastal mountains of north-central Venezuela in cloud forest. 1,200–2,400 m. Resident.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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

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Koruma Durumu

Vulnerable

Venezuelan Sylph

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Venezuelan Sylph

Tuy

Bahama Woodstar: tiny; males with glittering magenta gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Tuy

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

Venezuelan Sylph

A spectacular hummingbird closely related to Long-tailed Sylph, endemic to the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela. Males have long violet-blue tail streamers. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Sometimes considered a subspecies of Long-tailed Sylph. Very limited range.

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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