Purple-throated Carib vs Wine-throated Hummingbird

Eulampis jugularis เปรียบเทียบกับ Selasphorus ellioti

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Purple-throated Carib Wine-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eulampis jugularis Selasphorus ellioti
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) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore of Central American montane forest, visiting flowering epiphytes. Supplements with insects and spiders caught …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Wine-throated Hummingbird 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.

Wine-throated Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Melodic, descending two-note call; pure warm tones stepping down smoothly, given repeatedly from perch.

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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.

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Resident in cloud forest and elfin woodland.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Wine-throated 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

Wine-throated Hummingbird

ขนนก

Indigo-capped Hummingbird: males with brilliant indigo cap; glittering green gorget; metallic green above; females green above; spots

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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.

Wine-throated Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a wine-red/magenta gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest and elfin woodland edges. A Central American highland endemic.

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