Purple-throated Carib vs White-necked Jacobin

Eulampis jugularis से तुलना Florisuga mellivora

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Purple-throated Carib White-necked Jacobin
वैज्ञानिक नाम Eulampis jugularis Florisuga mellivora
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 13.6 cm (5.4 in)
वजन 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 7.666666666666667 g (0.27 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectar generalist visiting a wide range of forest flowers; also catches small arthropods by aerial …
अंडों की संख्या 2 1-3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Purple-throated Carib only

कोई नहीं

White-necked Jacobin only

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Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Carib

गीत

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

White-necked Jacobin

गीत

High, insect-like buzzing sustained for several seconds; thin monotone delivered continuously during hovering display flight.

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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.

White-necked Jacobin

Found from Mexico south through Central America to Venezuela, Trinidad, and the western Amazon. Common in lowland forest edge and gardens.

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

White-necked Jacobin

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How to Tell Them Apart

Purple-throated Carib

पंख

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

White-necked Jacobin

पंख

Males vivid blue head and throat; white nape and hindneck contrasting sharply with blue; white belly; green back; white tail with dark terminal band; females brown above, spotted below; bold …

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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.

White-necked Jacobin

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) with a dazzling white breast, deep blue hood, and green back. Found from Mexico to Brazil and Trinidad. Male's brilliant white neck and chest are striking in flight. Nectarivore of forest canopy, visiting a wide variety of tropical flowers.

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