Purple-throated Carib vs Green-backed Firecrown

Eulampis jugularis 比較対象 Sephanoides sephaniodes

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Purple-throated Carib Green-backed Firecrown
学名 Eulampis jugularis Sephanoides sephaniodes
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 12.0 cm (4.7 in)
体重 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 6.583333333333333 g (0.23 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore foraging at diverse temperate-zone flowers in Chile and Argentina, including Fuchsia and Embothrium. Takes …
一腹卵数 2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Purple-throated Carib only

None

Green-backed Firecrown 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-backed Firecrown

さえずり

Crisp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with precision and musical elegance at dawn.

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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-backed Firecrown

Found along the length of Chile and western Argentina in temperate forest and scrub. Sea level to 2,000 m. Migratory.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Green-backed Firecrown

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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-backed Firecrown

羽毛

Black Metaltail: males shining green with black-metallic gorget; white postocular stripe; females green above; white-spotted buff underparts

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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-backed Firecrown

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in temperate forests of southern South America from central Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Green plumage with coppery-green crown. The southernmost hummingbird species, tolerating sub-zero temperatures. Nectarivore of native Fuchsia and Embothrium.

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