Purple-throated Carib vs Stripe-throated Hermit

Eulampis jugularis 对比 Phaethornis striigularis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Purple-throated Carib Stripe-throated Hermit
学名 Eulampis jugularis Phaethornis striigularis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 7.8 cm (3.1 in)
体重 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 2.6399999999999997 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore adapted to curved corolla flowers via trap-lining. Supplements nectar with small spiders caught near …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Purple-throated Carib only

Stripe-throated Hermit only

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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.

Stripe-throated Hermit

鸣唱

Soft, melodic warbling with gentle rhythm; loose phrase of mellow notes rising and falling without rigid structure.

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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.

Stripe-throated Hermit

Widespread from southern Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador and northwestern Venezuela. Found at 0–1,500 m.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Stripe-throated Hermit

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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

Stripe-throated Hermit

羽毛

Band-tailed Barbthroat: greenish-bronze above; white underparts; white supercilium; black-tipped reddish tail with white outer rectrices; hermit shape

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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。

Stripe-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Peru. Striped throat, green upperparts, and rufous underparts with pale tail tips. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. One of the most widespread small hermits.

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