Rufous-breasted Sabrewing vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Campylopterus hyperythrus ile kıyaslandığında Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Rufous-breasted Sabrewing Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Campylopterus hyperythrus Nesophlox lyrura
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 12,6 cm (5.0 in) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
Ağırlık 6,016666666666667 g (0.21 oz) 2,425 g (0.09 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of tepui cloud forest; feeds at bromeliads and flowering trees. Supplements with insects and … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Rufous-breasted Sabrewing only

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-breasted Sabrewing

Şarkı

Melodic, ascending scale of clear notes; bright flute-like tones climbing smoothly in pleasant morning song.

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

Rufous-breasted Sabrewing

Found in montane forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,000-2,500 m elevation. Resident in Andean cloud forest.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Rufous-breasted Sabrewing

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-breasted Sabrewing

Tuy

Violaceous Turaco: brilliant violet-purple body; crimson flight feathers; white and red orbital markings; striking contrast plumage

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

Rufous-breasted Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in montane forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with a rufous breast. Thickened outer primaries. Nectarivore of cloud forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers.

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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