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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Purple-throated Carib	Oaxaca Hummingbird
학명	Eulampis jugularis	Eupherusa cyanophrys
목	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
과	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Endangered
체장	—	—
날개 폭	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)
체중	9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)	4.725 g (0.17 oz)
식성	Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …	Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
산란 수	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Purple-throated Carib only

없음

Oaxaca Hummingbird 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.

Oaxaca Hummingbird

노래

Pure, sustained whistle with bell-like clarity; clear single note ringing out then slowly fading away.

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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.

Oaxaca Hummingbird

Endemic to the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. Classified as Endangered due to extremely small range.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Endangered

Oaxaca 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

Oaxaca Hummingbird

깃털

Striped Cuckoo: pale brown-white below with dark streaks; boldly streaked dark brown above; long white-tipped tail; pale supercilium

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About These Birds

Purple-throated Carib

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

Oaxaca Hummingbird

멕시코 오악사카 산악 지역에 고유한 10~11cm 중형 벌새. 파란 이마와 흰 배가 특징. 위기종.

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