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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Purple-throated Carib	Fawn-breasted Brilliant
学名	Eulampis jugularis	Heliodoxa rubinoides
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)
体重	9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)	7.368 g (0.26 oz)
食性	Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …	Nectarivore of Colombian and Ecuadorian cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Gleans small …
产卵数	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest

Purple-throated Carib only

无

Fawn-breasted Brilliant 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.

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

鸣唱

Rapid, bright twittering cascade; light airy notes tumbling freely in animated sequence above tropical blossoms.

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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.

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Found in foothill and lower montane cloud forest from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 600–2,000 m.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

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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

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

羽毛

Plain-capped Starthroat (alt): males with ruby gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

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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。

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

浅紫喉宝石蜂鸟分布于哥伦比亚、厄瓜多尔和秘鲁安第斯山脉的云雾林。雄鸟喉部淡紫色，体羽绿色，尾部短叉。栖息于中高海拔的山地森林，以花蜜为主食。在安第斯山脉东坡相对常见。

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