Glowing Puffleg vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Eriocnemis vestita 对比 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Glowing Puffleg Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Eriocnemis vestita Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 11.7 cm (4.6 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 4.716666666666666 g (0.17 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Colombian and Ecuadorian Ericaceae-rich shrublands. Supplements nectar with small arthropods near blooms. 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

Glowing Puffleg only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Glowing Puffleg

鸣唱

High, thin chip note with sibilant ending; soft twittering sequence given quietly during foraging near Andean flowers.

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

Glowing Puffleg

Widespread in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,800–3,400 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

Least Concern

Glowing Puffleg

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Glowing Puffleg

羽毛

Pink-throated Brilliant: males with iridescent blue-violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

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

Glowing Puffleg

闪腹翠玉蜂鸟/黄尾毛腿蜂鸟,体长10-11厘米。分布于委内瑞拉至秘鲁。常见且分布广泛。

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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