Purple-throated Carib vs Grey-chinned Hermit

Eulampis jugularis से तुलना Phaethornis griseogularis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Purple-throated Carib Grey-chinned Hermit
वैज्ञानिक नाम Eulampis jugularis Phaethornis griseogularis
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 6.9 cm (2.7 in)
वजन 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 2.4166666666666665 g (0.09 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore visiting Heliconia, Costus, and banana flowers along forest understory routes. Takes small insects opportunistically.
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Purple-throated Carib only

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Grey-chinned Hermit 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.

Grey-chinned Hermit

गीत

Sharp, high chip followed by buzzy rattling trill; two-part call with emphatic onset and rough, cascading continuation.

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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.

Grey-chinned Hermit

Found along the Andes foothills and adjacent lowlands in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru at 300–1,800 m elevation.

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Grey-chinned Hermit

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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

Grey-chinned Hermit

पंख

Sooty Barbthroat: dark brownish-gray overall; pale buff supercilium; rufous-washed underparts; white-tipped tail feathers; decurved bill

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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.

Grey-chinned Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Peru at 500-2,000 m elevation. Grey chin, green plumage, and rufous underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Taxonomy complex, with several subspecies sometimes treated as separate species.

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