Purple-throated Carib vs Purple-collared Woodstar

Eulampis jugularis เปรียบเทียบกับ Myrtis fanny

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Purple-throated Carib Purple-collared Woodstar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eulampis jugularis Myrtis fanny
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 7.9 cm (3.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 2.4 g (0.08 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore of Andean foothills and inter-valley scrub; visits small tubular flowers. Supplements with tiny arthropods.
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Habitat Comparison

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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.

Purple-collared Woodstar

เสียงร้อง

Harsh, grating buzz with mechanical quality; abrupt dry trill issued suddenly then stopping in sharp silence.

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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.

Purple-collared Woodstar

Found in open habitats, gardens, and scrub from southern Ecuador south through Peru to northwestern Chile. Sea level to 3,000 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Purple-collared Woodstar

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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

Purple-collared Woodstar

ขนนก

White-tailed Sabrewing: males iridescent blue gorget; metallic green; white outer tail; females green above; spotted white below

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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.

Purple-collared Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in arid western Peru and southwestern Ecuador at sea level to 2,500 m. Males have a purple collar. Nectarivore of desert scrub, gardens, and river valleys. Adapted to extremely arid coastal environments.

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