Purple-throated Carib vs Spot-throated Hummingbird

Eulampis jugularis so với Thaumasius taczanowskii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Purple-throated Carib Spot-throated Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Eulampis jugularis Thaumasius taczanowskii
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)
Khối Lượng 9,316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 6,833333333333333 g (0.24 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Purple-throated Carib only

Không

Spot-throated 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.

Spot-throated Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Rapid, mechanical clicking in even dry rhythm; staccato notes forming steady sequence during active day.

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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.

Spot-throated Hummingbird

Found in Andean foothills of Peru at 1,500-3,000 m elevation. A Peruvian near-endemic of montane scrub.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Spot-throated 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

Spot-throated Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo: rich rufous below; dark olive-brown above; blue orbital ring; rufous vent; long tail; ground dweller

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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.

Spot-throated Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean foothills of Peru at 1,500-3,000 m. Green plumage with spotted throat. Nectarivore of montane scrub and forest edges. Named after the Polish ornithologist Władysław Taczanowski. A Peruvian near-endemic.

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