Lyre-tailed Hummingbird vs Steely-vented Hummingbird

Nesophlox lyrura so với Saucerottia saucerottei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Lyre-tailed Hummingbird Steely-vented Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Nesophlox lyrura Saucerottia saucerottei
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
Khối Lượng 2,425 g (0.09 oz) 4,45 g (0.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of Colombian Caribbean lowlands, visiting diverse flowering trees. Supplements with insects and spiders.
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

Không

Steely-vented Hummingbird only

Không

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Song & Call Comparison

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

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

Steely-vented Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Thin, high-pitched twittering barely perceptible; delicate notes cascading gently near high-elevation flowers.

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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.

Steely-vented Hummingbird

Found in varied habitats from Colombia to Venezuela. Resident in forest edges, gardens, and open country.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Steely-vented Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

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

Steely-vented Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

Greater Coucal: glossy blue-black head and underparts; rich chestnut wings; red eye; long graduated black tail; sexually similar

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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.

Steely-vented Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in varied habitats from Colombia to Venezuela. Green plumage with a steely-blue vent. Nectarivore of forest edges, gardens, and open country. One of the most common garden hummingbirds in northern South America.

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