Purple-throated Carib vs Black-backed Thornbill

Eulampis jugularis 对比 Ramphomicron dorsale

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Purple-throated Carib Black-backed Thornbill
学名 Eulampis jugularis Ramphomicron dorsale
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Near Threatened
体长
翼展 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
体重 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 3.5 g (0.12 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore of high montane scrub and páramo; short bill suits small compact flowers. Gleans tiny …
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Purple-throated Carib only

Black-backed Thornbill 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.

Black-backed Thornbill

鸣唱

Soft, sibilant hissing trill; gentle continuous buzz with slight pulsing quality during slow hover near 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.

Black-backed Thornbill

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in high-elevation scrub and páramo. 1,800–3,500 m. Found nowhere else.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Near Threatened

Black-backed Thornbill

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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

Black-backed Thornbill

羽毛

Coppery Emerald (alt): males with glittering purple-magenta gorget; metallic green above; white pectoral tufts; females 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。

Black-backed Thornbill

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the Santa Marta Mountains of northern Colombia at 3,000-4,600 m. Dark back, tiny bill, and white underparts. Nectarivore of high-altitude páramo. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted mountain-top habitat.

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