Purple-throated Carib vs Rufous-crested Coquette

Eulampis jugularis เปรียบเทียบกับ Lophornis delattrei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Purple-throated Carib Rufous-crested Coquette
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eulampis jugularis Lophornis delattrei
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 7.7 cm (3.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 2.8 g (0.10 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore of lowland forest gaps; insect-like flight style enables foraging at dense flower clusters. Takes …
จำนวนไข่ 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Purple-throated Carib only

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Rufous-crested Coquette only

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Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Carib

เสียงร้อง

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

Rufous-crested Coquette

เสียงร้อง

Soft, liquid cascade of notes; gentle flowing sequence with subtle melodic variation, pleasing and unhurried in pace.

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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.

Rufous-crested Coquette

Found from Panama south through Colombia to Peru on both Andean slopes in foothill forest. 0–1,400 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Rufous-crested Coquette

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How to Tell Them Apart

Purple-throated Carib

ขนนก

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

Rufous-crested Coquette

ขนนก

Gorgeted Woodstar: males with iridescent scarlet-red gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; tiny size; females spotted throat

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About These Birds

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.

Rufous-crested Coquette

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found from southern Mexico through Central America to Bolivia and Peru. Males have a rufous crest and wispy cheek plumes. Green plumage. Nectarivore of forest edges, gardens, and clearings. One of the most widespread coquettes.

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