Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Purple-throated Carib

Coeligena bonapartei comparado com Eulampis jugularis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Purple-throated Carib
Nome científico Coeligena bonapartei Eulampis jugularis
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 14,3 cm (5.6 in)
Peso 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 9,316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Nenhum

Purple-throated Carib only

Nenhum

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Song & Call Comparison

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Canto

High, crystalline twittering with silvery sheen; rapid light notes cascading brightly in active display sequences.

Purple-throated Carib

Canto

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forest of the eastern Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela at 1,800–2,800 m.

Purple-throated Carib

Found throughout the Lesser Antilles from Saba to Grenada. Prefers mature forest and flowering trees. Sea level to 800 m.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Plumagem

Green-headed Hillstar: males with glittering green head; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted buff below

Purple-throated Carib

Plumagem

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

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About These Birds

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Colombia at 1,800-3,200 m. Males have a golden-yellow belly and iridescent green forehead. Nectarivore of montane forest and forest edges.

Purple-throated Carib

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the Lesser Antilles from Saba to St. Vincent. Males have iridescent purple throat and green body. Nectarivore of montane forest and gardens. Larger and more aggressive than Green-throated Carib, dominating flower territories.

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