Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird vs Purple-throated Carib

Chrysuronia lilliae เปรียบเทียบกับ Eulampis jugularis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Purple-throated Carib
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chrysuronia lilliae Eulampis jugularis
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Endangered Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 14.3 cm (5.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird only

Purple-throated Carib only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Soft, buzzy trill barely audible; rapid light notes barely perceptible at distance in dense vegetation.

Purple-throated Carib

เสียงร้อง

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Endemic to northern Colombia. Critically Endangered with a tiny population in Caribbean coastal habitats.

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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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Endangered

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

ขนนก

Burchell's Coucal: white supercilium; streaked brown above; rufous wings; pale white below; long tail; red eye; distinctive eyebrow

Purple-throated Carib

ขนนก

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

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About These Birds

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to northern Colombia. Males have a sapphire-blue belly. Nectarivore of mangroves and dry forest. Critically Endangered with a very small population restricted to a tiny area of Caribbean Colombia.

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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