Purple-throated Carib vs Mountain Velvetbreast

Eulampis jugularis से तुलना Lafresnaya lafresnayi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Purple-throated Carib Mountain Velvetbreast
वैज्ञानिक नाम Eulampis jugularis Lafresnaya lafresnayi
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 12.7 cm (5.0 in)
वजन 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 5.6 g (0.20 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan Andean cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Gleans small arthropods …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Purple-throated Carib only

कोई नहीं

Mountain Velvetbreast only

कोई नहीं

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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.

Mountain Velvetbreast

गीत

Sharp, staccato chips in rapid sequence; clean emphatic notes delivered with rising intensity near territorial dispute.

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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.

Mountain Velvetbreast

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,400–3,200 m.

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Mountain Velvetbreast

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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

Mountain Velvetbreast

पंख

Rufous-capped Thornbill: males with ruby gorget; metallic green; rufous-capped; females green above; spotted buff underparts; tiny

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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.

Mountain Velvetbreast

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Peru at 2,000-3,500 m. Males have a velvety black breast with green iridescence. Long, slightly decurved bill. Nectarivore of montane forest, visiting Ericaceae and Fuchsia flowers.

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