Purple-throated Carib vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Eulampis jugularis so với Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Purple-throated Carib Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Tên Khoa Học Eulampis jugularis Ocreatus addae
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 14,3 cm (5.6 in)
Khối Lượng 9,316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Purple-throated Carib only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Carib

Tiếng Hót

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

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant hum barely audible; extremely low vibration barely perceptible during hovering near high-altitude flowers.

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.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Found in cloud forests of northern Bolivia and adjacent Peru and Brazil at 400–1,400 m elevation.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

A small hummingbird (8-10 cm plus tail rackets) found in Andean cloud forests of southeastern Peru and Bolivia at 1,200-2,200 m. Males have rufous leg puffs instead of white. Recently split from Booted Racket-tail. Nectarivore of montane forest undergrowth.

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