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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Purple-throated Carib	White-necked Jacobin
学名	Eulampis jugularis	Florisuga mellivora
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	13.6 cm (5.4 in)
体重	9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz)	7.666666666666667 g (0.27 oz)
食性	Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods …	Nectar generalist visiting a wide range of forest flowers; also catches small arthropods by aerial …
产卵数	2	1-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest

Purple-throated Carib only

无

White-necked Jacobin 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.

White-necked Jacobin

鸣唱

High, insect-like buzzing sustained for several seconds; thin monotone delivered continuously during hovering display flight.

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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.

White-necked Jacobin

Found from Mexico south through Central America to Venezuela, Trinidad, and the western Amazon. Common in lowland forest edge and gardens.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

White-necked Jacobin

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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

White-necked Jacobin

羽毛

Males vivid blue head and throat; white nape and hindneck contrasting sharply with blue; white belly; green back; white tail with dark terminal band; females brown above, spotted below; bold …

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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。

White-necked Jacobin

白颈雅各宾蜂鸟，体长11-12厘米。胸部白色，头部深蓝色，背部绿色。分布于墨西哥至巴西和特立尼达。

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