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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Purple-throated Carib	Scale-throated Hermit
학명	Eulampis jugularis	Phaethornis eurynome
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)	4.96 g (0.17 oz)
식성	Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …	Nectarivore of long-tubed lowland flowers, especially Heliconia. Gleans small insects and spiders from leaf surfaces.
산란 수	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Purple-throated Carib only

없음

Scale-throated Hermit 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.

Scale-throated Hermit

노래

Buzzy, high-pitched trill sustained for several seconds; continuous vibrating note with little variation, insect-like quality.

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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.

Scale-throated Hermit

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil from Minas Gerais south to Rio Grande do Sul. Found at 100–1,500 m.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Scale-throated Hermit

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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

Scale-throated Hermit

깃털

Koepcke's Hermit: cinnamon underparts; olive-green crown and back; pale supercilium; graduated tail with white tips; decurved bill

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About These Birds

Purple-throated Carib

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

Scale-throated Hermit

비늘목은둔벌새는 브라질 남동부, 아르헨티나 북동부, 파라과이 동부의 대서양 숲에 서식하는 중형 은둔벌새입니다. 비늘 무늬 목과 긴 흰 끝 꼬리가 특징입니다.

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