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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Black-breasted Puffleg	Purple-throated Carib
학명	Eriocnemis nigrivestis	Eulampis jugularis
목	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
과	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
보전 상태	Endangered	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)
체중	4.449999999999999 g (0.16 oz)	9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)
식성	Nectarivore of Andean montane Ericaceae and epiphyte flowers; fluffy leg puffs visible during hover. Gleans …	Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …
산란 수	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Black-breasted Puffleg only

🌾 Grassland

Purple-throated Carib only

없음

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-breasted Puffleg

노래

Soft, sustained hum barely audible; extremely faint low-frequency sound audible only at very close range.

Purple-throated Carib

노래

Thin, sibilant twittering with airy quality; light high notes cascading softly in relaxed sequence near flowers.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black-breasted Puffleg

Endemic to the western Andes of Ecuador, primarily the Pichincha and Imbabura regions. 2,800–3,600 m. Critically endangered.

Purple-throated Carib

Found throughout the Lesser Antilles from Saba to Grenada. Prefers mature forest and flowering trees. Sea level to 800 m.

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보전 상태

Endangered

Black-breasted Puffleg

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-breasted Puffleg

깃털

Violet-fronted Brilliant: males with glittering violet forehead; metallic green above; white belly; females green above; spotted below

Purple-throated Carib

깃털

Turquoise-throated Puffleg: iridescent violet crown; glittering turquoise gorget; metallic green back; white leg puffs; females duller

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About These Birds

Black-breasted Puffleg

에콰도르 북서부 안데스 해발 2,800~3,400m에 고유한 10~11cm 소형 벌새. 위기종; 심각한 서식지 파괴.

Purple-throated Carib

사바부터 소앤틸리스까지 고유한 11~12cm 중형 벌새. 붉은 목이 특징인 자주목벌새. 관심필요종.

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