Purple-throated Carib vs Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Eulampis jugularis से तुलना Stephanoxis loddigesii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Purple-throated Carib Purple-crowned Plovercrest
वैज्ञानिक नाम Eulampis jugularis Stephanoxis loddigesii
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 9.5 cm (3.7 in)
वजन 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 3.2 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Purple-throated Carib only

कोई नहीं

Purple-crowned Plovercrest 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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

गीत

High, insect-like buzz sustained steadily; thin monotone with rapid modulation barely distinguishable from background insects.

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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-crowned Plovercrest

Found in southeastern Brazil. Resident in Atlantic Forest edges and secondary growth. An Atlantic Forest near-endemic.

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

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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

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

पंख

Fischer's Turaco: brilliant metallic green body; crimson crest; white facial streak; green orbital ring; crimson flight feathers

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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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in southeastern Brazil. Males have a purple-violet crest. Nectarivore of Atlantic Forest edges and secondary growth. Recently split from Green-crowned Plovercrest. An Atlantic Forest near-endemic.

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