Purple-throated Carib vs Many-spotted Hummingbird

Eulampis jugularis مقارنةً بـ Taphrospilus hypostictus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Purple-throated Carib Many-spotted Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Eulampis jugularis Taphrospilus hypostictus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 14,3 cm (5.6 in) 13,4 cm (5.3 in)
الوزن 9,316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 7,4 g (0.26 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Purple-throated Carib only

بلا

Many-spotted Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Carib

الغناء

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

Many-spotted Hummingbird

الغناء

Soft, melodic warbling with gentle flowing character; notes weaving smoothly in quiet phrase through forest.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Purple-throated Carib

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

Many-spotted Hummingbird

Found in humid Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 500-1,800 m. Resident in forest edges.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Many-spotted Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Purple-throated Carib

الريش

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

Many-spotted Hummingbird

الريش

Scaled Ground-cuckoo: pale buff below with dark scaling; brown above; blue orbital skin; long tail; scaled chest pattern; ground runner

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About These Birds

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.

Many-spotted Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 500-1,800 m. Green plumage with many buff spots on the underparts. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named for its distinctive spotted breast.

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