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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Velvet-purple Coronet	Purple-throated Carib
学名	Boissonneaua jardini	Eulampis jugularis
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Least Concern
体長	—	—
翼開長	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)
体重	9.4 g (0.33 oz)	9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)
食性	Nectarivore of Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia. Supplements with small arthropods.	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

Velvet-purple Coronet only

None

Purple-throated Carib only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Velvet-purple Coronet

さえずり

Harsh, grating screech with urgent tone; sudden loud rough call given sharply during aerial chase encounter.

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

Velvet-purple Coronet

Found on the Pacific slope of the Andes in Colombia and northwestern Ecuador in cloud forest. 500–1,800 m.

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

Velvet-purple Coronet

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

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How to Tell Them Apart

Velvet-purple Coronet

羽毛

Rainbow Starfrontlet: males with brilliant magenta-orange gorget; metallic green above; white belly; females green above; spotted below

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

Velvet-purple Coronet

コロンビア西部とエクアドルの雲霧林の標高1,200〜2,400mに生息する中型のハチドリ（11〜12cm）。雄は緑色の光沢を帯びた暗いビロード状の紫色の羽毛を持つ。チョコ雲霧林の蜜食者。際立った暗色の羽毛を持つハチドリ。

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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