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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Purple-throated Carib	Scale-throated Hermit
学名	Eulampis jugularis	Phaethornis eurynome
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)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)
体重	9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)	4.96 g (0.17 oz)
食性	Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …	Nectarivore of long-tubed lowland flowers, especially Heliconia. Gleans small insects and spiders from leaf surfaces.
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

Scale-throated Hermit 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.

Scale-throated Hermit

さえずり

Buzzy, high-pitched trill sustained for several seconds; continuous vibrating note with little variation, insect-like quality.

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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.

Scale-throated Hermit

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil from Minas Gerais south to Rio Grande do Sul. Found at 100–1,500 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Scale-throated Hermit

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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

Scale-throated Hermit

羽毛

Koepcke's Hermit: cinnamon underparts; olive-green crown and back; pale supercilium; graduated tail with white tips; decurved bill

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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。

Scale-throated Hermit

ブラジル南部と隣接国の大西洋岸森林に生息するハチドリで、アンデスの霧に特有の植生に適応した種。長い嘴で花蜜を採取する。

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