Gray's Hummingbird vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Chrysuronia grayi 对比 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Gray's Hummingbird Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Chrysuronia grayi Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 5.6499999999999995 g (0.20 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Gray's Hummingbird only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Gray's Hummingbird

鸣唱

Sharp, emphatic chip followed by short buzzy trill; clean staccato onset launching into brief rough cascade.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Gray's Hummingbird

Found in western Ecuador. Resident in lowland and foothill forest edges. Limited ecological data available.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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

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保护状况

Least Concern

Gray's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Gray's Hummingbird

羽毛

Chinese Coucal: dark brown above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; winter plumage streaked; Asian coucal

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

羽毛

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

Gray's Hummingbird

格雷蜂鸟(Chrysuronia grayi)是一种中型蜂鸟,分布于厄瓜多尔西部。绿色羽毛。以花蜜为食,栖息于低地和山麓森林边缘。以鸟类学家乔治·罗伯特·格雷命名。

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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