Purple-throated Carib vs Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Eulampis jugularis เปรียบเทียบกับ Phaeochroa cuvierii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Purple-throated Carib Scaly-breasted Sabrewing
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eulampis jugularis Phaeochroa cuvierii
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 14.3 cm (5.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 8.959999999999999 g (0.32 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
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Habitat Comparison

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Purple-throated Carib only

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Scaly-breasted Sabrewing 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.

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, emphatic chip note with bright projection; single clean staccato sound repeated persistently near territory.

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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.

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Found in humid forests from Guatemala to Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth and edges.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

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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

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

ขนนก

Lesser Ground-cuckoo: rufous below; brown-barred above; blue orbital ring; long broad tail; blue eye ring; tropical ground dweller

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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.

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid forests from Guatemala to Colombia and Venezuela. Green plumage with a scaly breast pattern. Large bill. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges, visiting banana flowers. The only member of its genus.

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