Brown Violetear vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Colibri delphinae 对比 Nesophlox lyrura
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Brown Violetear | Lyre-tailed Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Colibri delphinae | Nesophlox lyrura |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 13.6 cm (5.4 in) | 8.0 cm (3.1 in) |
| 体重 | 6.2 g (0.22 oz) | 2.425 g (0.09 oz) |
| 食性 | Nectarivore visiting a wide range of forest-edge and garden flowers. Aggressively defends patches of Salvia … | Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … |
| 产卵数 | -- | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Brown Violetear
High, thin twittering barely audible; delicate cascade of minute notes almost imperceptible in dense vegetation.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.
Geographic Range & Migration
Brown Violetear
Found in humid forest from Guatemala south through Central America to western Ecuador and Bolivia, and across northern South America. 0–1,800 m.
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.
保护状况
Brown Violetear
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
Brown Violetear
Long-tailed Sylph: males with spectacularly long violet-streaked iridescent tail; glittering green gorget; females with shorter graduated tail
Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below
About These Birds
Brown Violetear
褐紫耳蜂鸟(Colibri delphinae)是一种体长11-12厘米的中型蜂鸟，具有暗褐色羽毛，这在蜂鸟中较为罕见。分布于从危地马拉到玻利维亚和巴西的湿润森林。以花蜜为食，是蜂鸟中外形最为朴素的种类之一。
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.