Purple-throated Carib vs Green-headed Hillstar

Eulampis jugularis 比較対象 Oreotrochilus stolzmanni

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Purple-throated Carib Green-headed Hillstar
学名 Eulampis jugularis Oreotrochilus stolzmanni
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 14.5 cm (5.7 in)
体重 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 8.016666666666667 g (0.28 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore of Peruvian high puna; visits Chuquiraga and Lupinus blooms. Supplements with small flies and …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Purple-throated Carib only

None

Green-headed Hillstar only

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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.

Green-headed Hillstar

さえずり

Soft, pure descending whistle; gentle single note curving downward smoothly, warm and musical in quiet 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.

Green-headed Hillstar

Found on the western Andean slope and coastal desert hills of Peru at 1,500–3,600 m elevation.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Green-headed Hillstar

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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

Green-headed Hillstar

羽毛

Purple-collared Woodstar: males with elongated streamer tail; glittering violet gorget; white collar; females shorter tail; green above

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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。

Green-headed Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in the Andes of Peru and Ecuador at 2,800-4,200 m. Green plumage with a glittering green hood. Nectarivore of high-altitude shrubs and Puya plants. Closely related to Andean Hillstar. Sometimes considered conspecific.

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