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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Perija Starfrontlet	Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名	Coeligena consita	Nesophlox lyrura
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保护状况	Endangered	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	14.6 cm (5.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重	6.49 g (0.23 oz)	2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性	Nectarivore of Colombian Sierra Nevada; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Gleans small arthropods from mossy branches.	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

🌲 Forest

Perija Starfrontlet only

无

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

无

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Song & Call Comparison

Perija Starfrontlet

鸣唱

Soft, liquid notes in gentle cascade; flowing mellow tones with subtle variation in humid high-altitude forest.

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

Perija Starfrontlet

Endemic to the Serranía de Perijá on the Colombia–Venezuela border at 2,000–3,200 m elevation.

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

Perija Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Perija Starfrontlet

羽毛

Ecuadorian Hillstar: males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic bronze-green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted below

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

Perija Starfrontlet

佩里哈星额蜂鸟(Coeligena consita)是一种体长约13厘米的中型蜂鸟，为哥伦比亚-委内瑞拉边界佩里哈山脉特有种，分布于海拔1700-3100米。具虹彩羽毛。以花蜜为食，分布范围极为有限。

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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