Purple-throated Carib vs Tepui Goldenthroat

Eulampis jugularis เปรียบเทียบกับ Polytmus milleri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Purple-throated Carib Tepui Goldenthroat
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eulampis jugularis Polytmus milleri
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 12.8 cm (5.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 4.76 g (0.17 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore visiting tepui shrub flowers and lowland grasses. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned from …
จำนวนไข่ 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Purple-throated Carib only

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Tepui Goldenthroat 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.

Tepui Goldenthroat

เสียงร้อง

Pure, bell-like tone with long resonance; single clear note ringing out then slowly fading in open woodland.

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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.

Tepui Goldenthroat

Found on tepui plateaus of Venezuela and adjacent Guyana and Brazil in open highland vegetation. 1,200–2,800 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Tepui Goldenthroat

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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

Tepui Goldenthroat

ขนนก

Rufous-throated Sapphire: males with shining rufous throat; bronze-green back; white pectoral tufts; females green above with rufous 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.

Tepui Goldenthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the tepui highlands of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana. Green plumage with a golden throat. Nectarivore of tepui scrub and forest edges. Restricted to the Pantepui region above 1,000 m. Poorly known.

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