Purple-throated Carib vs Rufous Hummingbird

Eulampis jugularis 비교 대상 Selasphorus rufus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Purple-throated Carib Rufous Hummingbird
학명 Eulampis jugularis Selasphorus rufus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
체중 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 3.72 g (0.13 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Highly migratory nectarivore visiting a wide diversity of western North American flowers. Supplements with insects …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Purple-throated Carib only

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Rufous Hummingbird 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.

Rufous Hummingbird

노래

Soft, liquid notes with gentle melancholy; mellow flowing sequence with subtle sadness in quiet forest.

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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.

Rufous Hummingbird

Breeds from Alaska south to Oregon. Migrates up to 6,400 km to winter in Mexico, the longest migration relative to body size of any bird.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Near Threatened

Rufous Hummingbird

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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

Rufous Hummingbird

깃털

Green-crowned Woodnymph: males with glittering green crown; violet-blue gorget; metallic green above; females green above; spots

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About These Birds

Purple-throated Carib

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

Rufous Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) known for its extraordinary migration, traveling up to 6,400 km between breeding grounds in Alaska and wintering areas in Mexico. Males have a brilliant orange-red gorget. The longest migration relative to body size of any bird.

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