Glittering Starfrontlet vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Coeligena orina 对比 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Glittering Starfrontlet Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Coeligena orina Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Endangered Least Concern
体长
翼展 14.5 cm (5.7 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 6.95 g (0.25 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of high Colombian cloud forest; forages at dense Ericaceae patches. Catches small flies near … 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

Glittering Starfrontlet only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Glittering Starfrontlet

鸣唱

Sharp, emphatic rattle with forceful onset; rapid dry notes erupting suddenly during active territorial confrontation.

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

Glittering Starfrontlet

Known from a single locality in western Colombia (Farallones de Citará) at 2,400–3,000 m. Critically endangered.

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

Glittering Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Glittering Starfrontlet

羽毛

White-tailed Hillstar: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white tail patches; females green with 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

Glittering Starfrontlet

闪亮星额蜂鸟(Coeligena orina)是一种体长13-14厘米的中型蜂鸟,为哥伦比亚西安第斯山脉特有种,分布于海拔3100-3500米。雄鸟具有闪耀的虹彩前额斑块。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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