Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Chrysuronia lilliae 对比 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Chrysuronia lilliae Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … 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

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

鸣唱

Soft, buzzy trill barely audible; rapid light notes barely perceptible at distance in dense vegetation.

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

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Endemic to northern Colombia. Critically Endangered with a tiny population in Caribbean coastal habitats.

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

Endangered

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

羽毛

Burchell's Coucal: white supercilium; streaked brown above; rufous wings; pale white below; long tail; red eye; distinctive eyebrow

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

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

蓝腹蜂鸟(Chrysuronia lilliae)是一种体长10-11厘米的中型蜂鸟,哥伦比亚北部特有种。雄鸟具有蓝宝石蓝色腹部。以花蜜为食,栖息于红树林和沿海森林中,是濒危种。

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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