Purple-throated Carib vs Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Eulampis jugularis مقارنةً بـ Heliomaster squamosus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Purple-throated Carib Stripe-breasted Starthroat
الاسم العلمي Eulampis jugularis Heliomaster squamosus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 14,3 cm (5.6 in) 11,2 cm (4.4 in)
الوزن 9,316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 5,75 g (0.20 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Purple-throated Carib only

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Stripe-breasted Starthroat 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.

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

الغناء

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid 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.

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 m.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

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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-breasted Starthroat

الريش

Mexican Sheartail (alt): males with iridescent magenta gorget; metallic green above; white belly; deeply forked tail; females plain

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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-breasted Starthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in cerrado and dry forests of eastern and central Brazil. Green plumage with a striped breast and glittering purple throat. Nectarivore of open woodland and garden flowers. A Brazilian near-endemic.

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