Purple-throated Carib vs Scintillant Hummingbird

Eulampis jugularis so với Selasphorus scintilla

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Purple-throated Carib Scintillant Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Eulampis jugularis Selasphorus scintilla
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 14,3 cm (5.6 in) 6,6 cm (2.6 in)
Khối Lượng 9,316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 2,188 g (0.08 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Feeds on nectar from low-elevation Costa Rican scrub flowers. Supplements diet with tiny insects and …
Số Trứng 2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Purple-throated Carib only

Không

Scintillant Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Carib

Tiếng Hót

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

Scintillant Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Soft, sibilant twittering with airy quality; high light notes cascading gently near flowering vegetation.

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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.

Scintillant Hummingbird

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 900-2,000 m elevation. Resident in cloud forest edges.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Scintillant Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Purple-throated Carib

Bộ Lông

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

Scintillant Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

Red-billed Streamertail: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; elongated tail streamers; red bill; females plain

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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.

Scintillant Hummingbird

One of the world's smallest hummingbirds (6-7 cm). Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 900-2,000 m. Males have a flaming orange-red gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest edges and mountain gardens. Weighs only 2-3 grams.

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