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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Oaxaca Hummingbird	Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名	Eupherusa cyanophrys	Nesophlox lyrura
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保护状况	Endangered	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重	4.725 g (0.17 oz)	2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性	Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …	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

Oaxaca Hummingbird only

无

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

无

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Song & Call Comparison

Oaxaca Hummingbird

鸣唱

Pure, sustained whistle with bell-like clarity; clear single note ringing out then slowly fading away.

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

Oaxaca Hummingbird

Endemic to the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. Classified as Endangered due to extremely small range.

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

Oaxaca Hummingbird

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Oaxaca Hummingbird

羽毛

Striped Cuckoo: pale brown-white below with dark streaks; boldly streaked dark brown above; long white-tipped tail; pale supercilium

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

Oaxaca Hummingbird

蓝冠叶绿蜂鸟，体长10-11厘米。墨西哥瓦哈卡州特有种。濒危。

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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