Brown Violetear vs Purple-throated Carib

Colibri delphinae 对比 Eulampis jugularis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Brown Violetear Purple-throated Carib
学名 Colibri delphinae Eulampis jugularis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 13.6 cm (5.4 in) 14.3 cm (5.6 in)
体重 6.2 g (0.22 oz) 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)
食性 Nectarivore visiting a wide range of forest-edge and garden flowers. Aggressively defends patches of Salvia … Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Brown Violetear only

Purple-throated Carib only

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Song & Call Comparison

Brown Violetear

鸣唱

High, thin twittering barely audible; delicate cascade of minute notes almost imperceptible in dense vegetation.

Purple-throated Carib

鸣唱

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Brown Violetear

Found in humid forest from Guatemala south through Central America to western Ecuador and Bolivia, and across northern South America. 0–1,800 m.

Purple-throated Carib

Found throughout the Lesser Antilles from Saba to Grenada. Prefers mature forest and flowering trees. Sea level to 800 m.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Brown Violetear

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

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How to Tell Them Apart

Brown Violetear

羽毛

Long-tailed Sylph: males with spectacularly long violet-streaked iridescent tail; glittering green gorget; females with shorter graduated tail

Purple-throated Carib

羽毛

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

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About These Birds

Brown Violetear

褐紫耳蜂鸟(Colibri delphinae)是一种体长11-12厘米的中型蜂鸟,具有暗褐色羽毛,这在蜂鸟中较为罕见。分布于从危地马拉到玻利维亚和巴西的湿润森林。以花蜜为食,是蜂鸟中外形最为朴素的种类之一。

Purple-throated Carib

紫喉加勒比蜂鸟,体长11-12厘米。喉部虹彩紫色。小安的列斯群岛特有种。

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