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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Purple-throated Carib	Fire-throated Metaltail
学名	Eulampis jugularis	Metallura eupogon
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)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)
体重	9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)	4.8 g (0.17 oz)
食性	Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …	Nectarivore of Peruvian high-altitude shrublands; visits Ericaceae and Valeriana flowers. Catches small insects near blooms.
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

Fire-throated Metaltail 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.

Fire-throated Metaltail

さえずり

Soft, pure whistle with plaintive character; gentle sustained tone with slight wavering, given at dawn from cover.

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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.

Fire-throated Metaltail

Endemic to Peru in cloud forests and high shrub of the Cordillera Central at 2,800–4,400 m elevation.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Fire-throated Metaltail

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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

Fire-throated Metaltail

羽毛

White-throated Mountain-gem: males with glittering ruby-green gorget; metallic green above; white throat; 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。

Fire-throated Metaltail

ペルー中部のアンデス山地に生息するファイアーサーテイルメタルテイルハチドリ。体長10〜12cm。燃えるような赤い尾が特徴的。高山の花の蜜を食べる。低危険種。

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