Purple-throated Carib vs Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Eulampis jugularis ile kıyaslandığında Pampa pampa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Purple-throated Carib Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Bilimsel Ad Eulampis jugularis Pampa pampa
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Not Evaluated
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 14,3 cm (5.6 in)
Ağırlık 9,316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 7,016666666666667 g (0.25 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Purple-throated Carib only

Hiçbiri

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing only

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Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Carib

Şarkı

Thin, sibilant twittering with airy quality; light high notes cascading softly in relaxed sequence near flowers.

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Şarkı

Melodic, descending four-note phrase; clear flute-like tones stepping downward smoothly in relaxed progression.

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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.

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Resident in montane forest undergrowth.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Not Evaluated

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

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How to Tell Them Apart

Purple-throated Carib

Tuy

Turquoise-throated Puffleg: iridescent violet crown; glittering turquoise gorget; metallic green back; white leg puffs; females duller

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Tuy

White-bellied Go-away-bird: gray overall; white belly; long graduated tail; erect gray crest; bare facial patches; sexually similar

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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.

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Green plumage with a wedge-shaped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers. Named for its distinctively wedge-shaped tail.

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