Purple-throated Carib vs Stripe-throated Hermit

Eulampis jugularis ile kıyaslandığında Phaethornis striigularis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Purple-throated Carib Stripe-throated Hermit
Bilimsel Ad Eulampis jugularis Phaethornis striigularis
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 14,3 cm (5.6 in) 7,8 cm (3.1 in)
Ağırlık 9,316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 2,6399999999999997 g (0.09 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore adapted to curved corolla flowers via trap-lining. Supplements nectar with small spiders caught near …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Purple-throated Carib only

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Stripe-throated Hermit 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.

Stripe-throated Hermit

Şarkı

Soft, melodic warbling with gentle rhythm; loose phrase of mellow notes rising and falling without rigid structure.

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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.

Stripe-throated Hermit

Widespread from southern Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador and northwestern Venezuela. Found at 0–1,500 m.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Stripe-throated Hermit

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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

Stripe-throated Hermit

Tuy

Band-tailed Barbthroat: greenish-bronze above; white underparts; white supercilium; black-tipped reddish tail with white outer rectrices; hermit shape

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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.

Stripe-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Peru. Striped throat, green upperparts, and rufous underparts with pale tail tips. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. One of the most widespread small hermits.

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