Velvet-browed Brilliant vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Heliodoxa xanthogonys 对比 Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Velvet-browed Brilliant Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Heliodoxa xanthogonys Nesophlox lyrura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 12.6 cm (5.0 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
体重 6.833333333333333 g (0.24 oz) 2.425 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore visiting Ericaceae, Fuchsia, and other montane flowers in Andean cloud forest. Takes small 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

Velvet-browed Brilliant only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Velvet-browed Brilliant

鸣唱

High, shrill screaming call with carrying quality; piercing notes audible at distance across open Andean hillsides.

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

Velvet-browed Brilliant

Endemic to the tepuis of Venezuela and adjacent Guyana and Brazil in high-altitude forest. 1,200–2,600 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

Velvet-browed Brilliant

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Velvet-browed Brilliant

羽毛

Blue-fronted Lancebill: males with iridescent blue forehead; magenta gorget; metallic green; females green above; spotted buff 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

Velvet-browed Brilliant

黄耳宝石蜂鸟分布于委内瑞拉北部和盖亚那的山地森林。雄鸟耳羽金黄色,体羽翠绿,具紫蓝色喉斑。栖息于较低海拔的湿润森林,以花蜜为主食,具领域性。属委内瑞拉和盖亚那高地的特有鸟类。

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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