Purple-throated Carib vs Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

Eulampis jugularis مقارنةً بـ Eupherusa eximia

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Purple-throated Carib Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Eulampis jugularis Eupherusa eximia
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 14,3 cm (5.6 in) 11,1 cm (4.4 in)
الوزن 9,316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 4,334 g (0.15 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Purple-throated Carib only

بلا

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird only

بلا

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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.

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

الغناء

Melodic, ascending phrase; smooth pure tones rising steadily in clear musical progression at morning.

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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.

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Mexico to Panama at 500-2,000 m elevation. Resident in Central American highlands.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Stripe-tailed 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

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

الريش

Pheasant Cuckoo: richly barred rufous and brown above; pale buff below; long graduated rufous-barred tail; short blunt crest; yellow eye

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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.

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid forests from Mexico to Panama at 500-2,000 m. Green plumage with a distinctive striped rufous-and-dark tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. One of the most common hummingbirds in Central American highlands.

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