White-tailed Starfrontlet vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Coeligena phalerata 对比 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-tailed Starfrontlet Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Coeligena phalerata Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 14.1 cm (5.6 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 6.1 g (0.22 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of restricted Colombian range; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads in humid cloud forest. Supplements with … 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

White-tailed Starfrontlet only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Starfrontlet

鸣唱

Melodic, two-note ascending whistle; pure first tone rising to brighter second, given with clear projection from perch.

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

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in cloud forest and forest edge. 1,800–3,000 m.

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

Near Threatened

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Starfrontlet

羽毛

Mountain Velvetbreast: tiny; males with brilliant blue-violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spots

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

White-tailed Starfrontlet

白尾星额蜂鸟(Coeligena phalerata)是一种体长13-14厘米的中型蜂鸟,为哥伦比亚内华达-德圣马尔塔山脉特有种,分布于海拔1800-3000米。绿色羽毛,具白色尾羽。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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