Purple-throated Carib vs Bahama Hummingbird

Eulampis jugularis เปรียบเทียบกับ Nesophlox evelynae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Purple-throated Carib Bahama Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eulampis jugularis Nesophlox evelynae
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 2.85 g (0.10 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore of Bahamian scrub, visiting diverse flowering plants. Takes small insects and spiders to supplement …
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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.

Bahama Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Thin, insect-like buzz with monotone quality; continuous high-frequency trill barely distinguishable from insects.

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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.

Bahama Hummingbird

Endemic to the Bahamas archipelago. Resident across the islands in scrub, gardens, and forest edges at low elevations.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Bahama Hummingbird

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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

Bahama Hummingbird

ขนนก

Fork-tailed Emerald: males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; forked tail; white underparts; females green; spotted

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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.

Bahama Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Bahamas. Green plumage with a rose-pink gorget (males) and forked tail. Nectarivore of scrub and garden flowers across the archipelago. The most common hummingbird in the Bahamas.

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