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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Purple-throated Carib	Merida Sunangel
학명	Eulampis jugularis	Heliangelus spencei
목	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
과	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)
체중	9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)	5.0 g (0.18 oz)
식성	Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …	Nectarivore defending territories around productive Ericaceae patches. Supplements with tiny insects and spiders from foliage.
산란 수	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Purple-throated Carib only

없음

Merida Sunangel only

없음

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Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Carib

노래

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

Merida Sunangel

노래

Rough, buzzy trill with scratchy edge; coarse sustained notes with raw texture carrying across dense tropical scrub.

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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.

Merida Sunangel

Endemic to the Mérida Andes of Venezuela in cloud forest and páramo edge. 2,200–3,400 m elevation.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Merida Sunangel

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How to Tell Them Apart

Purple-throated Carib

깃털

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

Merida Sunangel

깃털

Viridian Metaltail: brilliant metallic green above; glittering violet-blue gorget; white postocular stripe; females green with spotted below

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About These Birds

Purple-throated Carib

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

Merida Sunangel

스펜스벌새(Heliangelus spencei)는 베네수엘라 서부 안데스(메리다) 해발 2,400–3,500m 고유종인 10–11cm 소형 벌새다.

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