Purple-throated Carib vs Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Eulampis jugularis comparado con Urosticte benjamini

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Purple-throated Carib Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Nombre científico Eulampis jugularis Urosticte benjamini
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 14,3 cm (5.6 in) 10,1 cm (4.0 in)
Peso 9,316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 4,0 g (0.14 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore of Ecuadorian and Colombian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and epiphyte flowers. Gleans small arthropods.
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Purple-throated Carib only

Ninguno

Purple-bibbed Whitetip only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Carib

Canto

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

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Canto

Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with distinctive raw texture near territory.

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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.

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Found on the western and central Andes of Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest. 800–2,000 m elevation.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

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How to Tell Them Apart

Purple-throated Carib

Plumaje

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

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Plumaje

Buff-winged Starfrontlet (alt): tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green; buff wing stripe; females green above; spots

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About These Birds

Purple-throated Carib

Colibrí de garganta púrpura, 11-12 cm. Garganta y pecho púrpura iridiscente, lomo verde, pico curvado. Endémico de las islas caribeñas del este. Polinizador de flores de heliconias. Preocupación menor.

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Ecuador at 1,000-2,400 m. Green plumage with purple bib and white tail tips. Nectarivore of montane forest undergrowth and edges. Named whitetip for the white-tipped tail feathers.

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