Velvet-browed Brilliant vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Heliodoxa xanthogonys ile kıyaslandığında Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Velvet-browed Brilliant Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Heliodoxa xanthogonys 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 6,833333333333333 g (0.24 oz) 2,425 g (0.09 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore visiting Ericaceae, Fuchsia, and other montane flowers in Andean cloud forest. Takes small insects … 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

Velvet-browed Brilliant only

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Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Velvet-browed Brilliant

Şarkı

High, shrill screaming call with carrying quality; piercing notes audible at distance across open Andean hillsides.

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

Velvet-browed Brilliant

Endemic to the tepuis of Venezuela and adjacent Guyana and Brazil in high-altitude forest. 1,200–2,600 m.

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

Velvet-browed Brilliant

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Velvet-browed Brilliant

Tuy

Blue-fronted Lancebill: males with iridescent blue forehead; magenta gorget; metallic green; females green above; spotted buff 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

Velvet-browed Brilliant

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in tepui highlands of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana. Green plumage with a velvety dark forehead. Nectarivore of tepui forest edges. A Pantepui endemic of very restricted range. Poorly studied.

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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