Hooded Visorbearer vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Augastes lumachella 对比 Nesophlox lyrura
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Hooded Visorbearer | Lyre-tailed Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Augastes lumachella | Nesophlox lyrura |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| 保护状况 | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 12.0 cm (4.7 in) | 8.0 cm (3.1 in) |
| 体重 | 4.4 g (0.16 oz) | 2.425 g (0.09 oz) |
| 食性 | Nectarivore specializing in montane campo rupestre blooms. Supplements nectar diet with small arthropods. | Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … |
| 产卵数 | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Hooded Visorbearer
Harsh, buzzy chatter with raspy edge; rough notes interspersed with sharper chips in energetic vocal display.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.
Geographic Range & Migration
Hooded Visorbearer
Endemic to the campo rupestre highlands of eastern Bahia, Brazil, in the Chapada Diamantina region. 800–1,600 m.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.
保护状况
Hooded Visorbearer
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
Hooded Visorbearer
Booted Racket-tail: males with elongated violet-blue racket tail feathers; glittering blue-violet gorget; white leg puffs; green body
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below
About These Birds
Hooded Visorbearer
A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) endemic to the Chapada Diamantina highlands of Bahia, Brazil. Luminous golden-green forehead visor and dark plumage. Nectarivore of rocky campo rupestre habitats. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted range and habitat degradation.
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.