Purple-throated Carib vs Black-breasted Hillstar

Eulampis jugularis 비교 대상 Oreotrochilus melanogaster

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Purple-throated Carib Black-breasted Hillstar
학명 Eulampis jugularis Oreotrochilus melanogaster
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 14.4 cm (5.7 in)
체중 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 7.75 g (0.27 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore of Bolivian altiplano; forages at Ericaceae and Chuquiraga in arid puna. Takes small insects …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Purple-throated Carib only

Black-breasted Hillstar only

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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.

Black-breasted Hillstar

노래

Rapid, light chips in animated sequence; bright staccato notes with bouncy quality during active territorial display.

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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.

Black-breasted Hillstar

Endemic to central and southern Peru in the Andes in puna grassland and scrub at 3,500–4,800 m elevation.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Black-breasted Hillstar

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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

Black-breasted Hillstar

깃털

Peruvian Sheartail: males with glittering rose-red gorget; metallic green back; white underparts; females green above; pale spotted below

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About These Birds

Purple-throated Carib

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

Black-breasted Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in the Andes of central Peru at 3,000-4,500 m. Males have a black breast contrasting with green upperparts and white belly. Nectarivore of puna grasslands and rocky slopes. An endemic of Peru's central Andean highlands.

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