Purple-throated Carib vs Purple-backed Thornbill

Eulampis jugularis 对比 Ramphomicron microrhynchum

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Purple-throated Carib Purple-backed Thornbill
学名 Eulampis jugularis Ramphomicron microrhynchum
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
体重 9.316666666666666 g (0.33 oz) 3.3 g (0.12 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Caribbean island forests; bill adapted to visit Heliconia and Brugmansia. Takes small arthropods … Nectarivore foraging at mossy treeline vegetation and compact Ericaceae blooms. Supplements with small insects.
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Purple-throated Carib only

Purple-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.

Purple-backed Thornbill

鸣唱

Bright, cheerful twittering with bubbling quality; light rapid notes cascading freely in animated display near flowers.

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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.

Purple-backed Thornbill

Widespread in high Andean habitats from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 2,000–4,400 m.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Purple-throated Carib

Least Concern

Purple-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

Purple-backed Thornbill

羽毛

Steely-vented Hummingbird: males with iridescent ruby-red gorget; metallic green above; white postocular stripe; blue-steel tail

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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。

Purple-backed Thornbill

A tiny hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 2,000-3,800 m. Males have iridescent purple back. Tiny, short bill. Nectarivore of high-elevation flowering shrubs. One of the smallest hummingbirds in the Andes.

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