Purple-throated Carib vs Many-spotted Hummingbird

Eulampis jugularis เปรียบเทียบกับ Taphrospilus hypostictus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Purple-throated Carib Many-spotted Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eulampis jugularis Taphrospilus hypostictus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 13.4 cm (5.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 7.4 g (0.26 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet …
จำนวนไข่ 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Purple-throated Carib only

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Many-spotted 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.

Many-spotted Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Soft, melodic warbling with gentle flowing character; notes weaving smoothly in quiet phrase through forest.

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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.

Many-spotted Hummingbird

Found in humid Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 500-1,800 m. Resident in forest edges.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Many-spotted 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

Many-spotted Hummingbird

ขนนก

Scaled Ground-cuckoo: pale buff below with dark scaling; brown above; blue orbital skin; long tail; scaled chest pattern; ground runner

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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.

Many-spotted Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 500-1,800 m. Green plumage with many buff spots on the underparts. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named for its distinctive spotted breast.

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