Green-throated Carib vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Eulampis holosericeus เปรียบเทียบกับ Lampornis amethystinus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Green-throated Carib Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eulampis holosericeus Lampornis amethystinus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 11.9 cm (4.7 in) 13.1 cm (5.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.916666666666667 g (0.21 oz) 5.6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore specializing in Heliconia caribaea and other large-flowered Caribbean plants. Defends territories around nectar sources. Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
จำนวนไข่ 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Green-throated Carib only

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Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

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Song & Call Comparison

Green-throated Carib

เสียงร้อง

Deep, resonant churring with powerful bass; loud low-frequency trill audible at impressive range across open terrain.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

เสียงร้อง

Pure, sustained flute-like tone held steady; single clear note with barely perceptible vibrato in tropical shade.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Green-throated Carib

Found throughout the Lesser Antilles from St. Kitts to Grenada in forest, gardens, and scrub. Sea level to 700 m.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Found in montane forest from Mexico south through Guatemala and Honduras to El Salvador. 1,000–3,200 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Green-throated Carib

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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How to Tell Them Apart

Green-throated Carib

ขนนก

Black-thighed Puffleg: males shining olive-bronze above; glittering blue-violet gorget; black thighs; white leg puffs; females green above

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

ขนนก

Bumblebee Hummingbird: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

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About These Birds

Green-throated Carib

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found across the Lesser Antilles from Puerto Rico to Grenada. Bright green plumage with a green throat patch. Nectarivore of gardens, forest edges, and plantations. One of the most common hummingbirds in the eastern Caribbean.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in mountain forests from Mexico to Honduras at 1,000-3,000 m. Males have an amethyst-purple throat. Nectarivore of pine-oak and cloud forest. Commonly visits feeders in Mexican highland gardens.

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