Purple-throated Carib vs Rufous Hummingbird

Eulampis jugularis 对比 Selasphorus rufus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Purple-throated Carib Rufous Hummingbird
学名 Eulampis jugularis Selasphorus rufus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Near Threatened
体长
翼展 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 3.72 g (0.13 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Highly migratory nectarivore visiting a wide diversity of western North American flowers. Supplements with insects …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Purple-throated Carib only

Rufous Hummingbird 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.

Rufous Hummingbird

鸣唱

Soft, liquid notes with gentle melancholy; mellow flowing sequence with subtle sadness in quiet forest.

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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.

Rufous Hummingbird

Breeds from Alaska south to Oregon. Migrates up to 6,400 km to winter in Mexico, the longest migration relative to body size of any bird.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Near Threatened

Rufous Hummingbird

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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

Rufous Hummingbird

羽毛

Green-crowned Woodnymph: males with glittering green crown; violet-blue gorget; metallic green above; females green above; spots

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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。

Rufous Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) known for its extraordinary migration, traveling up to 6,400 km between breeding grounds in Alaska and wintering areas in Mexico. Males have a brilliant orange-red gorget. The longest migration relative to body size of any bird.

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