Purple-throated Carib vs Little Hermit

Eulampis jugularis 比較対象 Phaethornis longuemareus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Purple-throated Carib Little Hermit
学名 Eulampis jugularis Phaethornis longuemareus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 8.6 cm (3.4 in)
体重 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 3.3 g (0.12 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Primarily nectar-feeding; uses exceptionally curved bill to access heliconia blossoms; supplements with small insects.
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Purple-throated Carib only

None

Little Hermit 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.

Little Hermit

さえずり

Loud, ringing whistle with bold projection; clear single-pitch call carrying impressively across open montane grassland.

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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.

Little Hermit

Found from Trinidad and northern Venezuela west through much of Amazonia to Bolivia. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth near streams.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Little 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

Little Hermit

羽毛

Tiny; bronze-green upperparts with rufous-buff rump band; buff underparts; pale buff supercilium and malar stripe bordering dark face mask; white-tipped elongated central tail feathers; Trinidad and Venezuela species.

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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。

Little Hermit

カリブ海の島々(トリニダード、グレナダなど)とベネズエラに生息する小型のハチドリ。薄暗い林内に生息し、長い嘴で花蜜を採取する。

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