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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Gould's Inca	Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名	Coeligena inca	Nesophlox lyrura
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	14.6 cm (5.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重	7.0 g (0.25 oz)	2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性	Nectarivore of Peruvian and Bolivian cloud forest; forages at diverse Ericaceae and Clusia blooms. Gleans …	Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
产卵数	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest

Gould's Inca only

无

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

无

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Song & Call Comparison

Gould's Inca

鸣唱

Pure, bell-like tone with long resonance; single clear note ringing out in open Andean grassland then fading.

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

Gould's Inca

Endemic to the eastern Andean slopes of Peru and Bolivia in cloud forest at 1,200–2,800 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

Least Concern

Gould's Inca

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Gould's Inca

羽毛

Shining Sunbeam (alt): males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic bronze-green; large white tuft; females plain; white pectoral tuft

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

Gould's Inca

古尔德印加蜂鸟(Coeligena inca)是一种体长13-14厘米的中型蜂鸟，分布于秘鲁和玻利维亚海拔2000-3000米的安第斯云雾林。绿色羽毛，喉部具彩虹色斑块。以花蜜为食。

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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