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Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis)
Verified source photographDonald DavesneCC-BY · View source
PRB-0069Apodiformes

Purple-throated Carib

Zumbador Gorgimorado

Eulampis jugularis

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

The purple-throated carib (Eulampis jugularis) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae. It is resident on most of the islands of the Lesser Antilles and has occurred as a vagrant both further north and south.

FamilyTrochilidaeHummingbirds
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsForest
Primary dietNectarNectarivore
Average mass9.316666666666666 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementSedentary / residentAerial

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Spectrogram of Purple-throated Carib: call
SpectrogramEulampis jugularis

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Sound recorded by Allen T. Chartier · XC9464 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Purple-throated Carib

The purple-throated carib (Eulampis jugularis) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae. It is resident on most of the islands of the Lesser Antilles and has occurred as a vagrant both further north and south.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
70–1200 m
Nest
Cup / bowl · Tree
Clutch
2–2 eggs
Social behavior
Solitary

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