Purple-throated Carib vs Purple-backed Thornbill

Eulampis jugularis เปรียบเทียบกับ Ramphomicron microrhynchum

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Purple-throated Carib Purple-backed Thornbill
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eulampis jugularis Ramphomicron microrhynchum
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 3.3 g (0.12 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore foraging at mossy treeline vegetation and compact Ericaceae blooms. Supplements with small insects.
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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-backed Thornbill

เสียงร้อง

Bright, cheerful twittering with bubbling quality; light rapid notes cascading freely in animated display near flowers.

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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-backed Thornbill

Widespread in high Andean habitats from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 2,000–4,400 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Purple-backed Thornbill

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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-backed Thornbill

ขนนก

Steely-vented Hummingbird: males with iridescent ruby-red gorget; metallic green above; white postocular stripe; blue-steel tail

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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-backed Thornbill

A tiny hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 2,000-3,800 m. Males have iridescent purple back. Tiny, short bill. Nectarivore of high-elevation flowering shrubs. One of the smallest hummingbirds in the Andes.

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