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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Purple-throated Carib	Violet-fronted Brilliant
学名	Eulampis jugularis	Heliodoxa leadbeateri
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Least Concern
体長	—	—
翼開長	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)
体重	9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)	7.183333333333334 g (0.25 oz)
食性	Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …	Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Passiflora. Gleans small insects from …
一腹卵数	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌲 Forest

Purple-throated Carib only

None

Violet-fronted Brilliant only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Carib

さえずり

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

Violet-fronted Brilliant

さえずり

Broad, resonant whistle with bold projection; deep pure tone ringing out powerfully across open montane forest.

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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.

Violet-fronted Brilliant

Widespread in Andean foothill and cloud forest from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 400–2,000 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Violet-fronted Brilliant

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How to Tell Them Apart

Purple-throated Carib

羽毛

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

Violet-fronted Brilliant

羽毛

Rufous-shafted Woodstar: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; rufous-shafted tail; females green above; spots

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About These Birds

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。

Violet-fronted Brilliant

ベネズエラからボリビアにかけてのアンデスおよびギアナ高地（標高300〜1,500 m）の低地・丘陵林に生息するハチドリ（体長12〜13 cm）。雄は光沢のある緑色の羽衣と白い胸のパッチを持つ。丘陵の雲霧林・林縁の蜜食性。

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