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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	Purple-throated Carib
学名	Amazilia tzacatl	Eulampis jugularis
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Least Concern
体長	—	—
翼開長	11.3 cm (4.4 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)
体重	5.04 g (0.18 oz)	9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)
食性	Common lowland nectarivore of Central America; visits Heliconia, banana, and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …	Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …
一腹卵数	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌲 Forest

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird only

None

Purple-throated Carib only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

さえずり

Deep, resonant trill with buzzing character; powerful churring vibration carrying across open hillside.

Purple-throated Carib

さえずり

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Widely distributed from Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador. Resident in varied lowland habitats.

Purple-throated Carib

Found throughout the Lesser Antilles from Saba to Grenada. Prefers mature forest and flowering trees. Sea level to 800 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

羽毛

Rufous Coucal: entirely rufous-brown overall; long dark graduated tail; red eye; monochromatic rufous plumage; sexually similar

Purple-throated Carib

羽毛

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

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About These Birds

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

メキシコから南米北西部にかけて広く分布するハチドリ（体長9〜11cm）。金属光沢のある緑色の体と赤褐色の尾羽が特徴。Amazilia tzacatl（ルーフォウステイルドアマゾンハチドリ）は標高0〜2,500mの熱帯・亜熱帯林縁、庭園、農地に生息し、様々な花の蜜を吸う。中央アメリカで最もよく見られるハチドリの一つ。Trochilidae科。

Purple-throated Carib

小アンティル諸島に生息するカリブのハチドリで、虹色の紫色の喉が特徴。

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