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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Purple-throated Carib	Gorgeted Sunangel
学名	Eulampis jugularis	Heliangelus strophianus
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)
体重	9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)	5.3999999999999995 g (0.19 oz)
食性	Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …	Nectarivore of high Andean shrublands; hovers at dense Ericaceae clumps. Takes small arthropods gleaned from …
产卵数	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest

Purple-throated Carib only

无

Gorgeted Sunangel only

无

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Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Carib

鸣唱

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

Gorgeted Sunangel

鸣唱

High, thin whistle barely perceptible; delicate sustained note hovering near upper frequency limit of human hearing.

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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.

Gorgeted Sunangel

Found on the western Andean slope in Colombia and northwestern Ecuador in cloud forest. 1,600–2,800 m.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Gorgeted Sunangel

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How to Tell Them Apart

Purple-throated Carib

羽毛

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

Gorgeted Sunangel

羽毛

Neblina Metaltail: males metallic green above; iridescent violet gorget; white underparts; females green above with pale spotted underparts

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About These Birds

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。

Gorgeted Sunangel

戈尔凯领太阳天使蜂鸟分布于哥伦比亚西南部和厄瓜多尔西北部的安第斯山脉。雄鸟颈部具独特的闪光领环，体羽绿色，喉部彩色。栖息于潮湿的云雾林，以花蜜为食。属西安第斯山脉特有种。

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