Gorgeted Puffleg vs Purple-throated Carib

Eriocnemis isabellae مقارنةً بـ Eulampis jugularis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Gorgeted Puffleg Purple-throated Carib
الاسم العلمي Eriocnemis isabellae Eulampis jugularis
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,4 cm (4.5 in) 14,3 cm (5.6 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 9,316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of narrow-range Ecuadorian cloud forest; critically endangered. Forages at Ericaceae blooms; takes small insects. Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Gorgeted Puffleg only

بلا

Purple-throated Carib only

بلا

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Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Puffleg

الغناء

Bright, musical trill with bubbly quality; rapid rolling notes cascading cheerfully in active territorial display at dawn.

Purple-throated Carib

الغناء

Thin, sibilant twittering with airy quality; light high notes cascading softly in relaxed sequence near flowers.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Gorgeted Puffleg

Endemic to the Pacific slope of the western Andes of Colombia at 2,000–3,000 m. Critically endangered.

Purple-throated Carib

Found throughout the Lesser Antilles from Saba to Grenada. Prefers mature forest and flowering trees. Sea level to 800 m.

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حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Gorgeted Puffleg

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

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How to Tell Them Apart

Gorgeted Puffleg

الريش

Black-throated Brilliant: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; black throat; females green above; spotted below

Purple-throated Carib

الريش

Turquoise-throated Puffleg: iridescent violet crown; glittering turquoise gorget; metallic green back; white leg puffs; females duller

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About These Birds

Gorgeted Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to a tiny area on the western slope of the Colombian Andes at 2,600-2,900 m. Males have an iridescent gorget and white leg puffs. Described in 2007. Critically Endangered due to extremely restricted range. Nectarivore of cloud forest.

Purple-throated Carib

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the Lesser Antilles from Saba to St. Vincent. Males have iridescent purple throat and green body. Nectarivore of montane forest and gardens. Larger and more aggressive than Green-throated Carib, dominating flower territories.

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