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Purple-throated Carib

Eulampis jugularis

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernNectarForestCup nestTiny · 9 g
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis), photo 1
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY 3.0
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis), photo 2
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY 3.0
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis), photo 3
Photo: Donald Davesne · CC BY 4.0
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis), photo 4
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis), photo 5
Photo: Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA · CC BY 2.0
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis), photo 6
Photo: G. E. C. · Public domain
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis), photo 7
Photo: Silverflame · CC BY 4.0
Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis), photo 8
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY 3.0

ID tip

The purple-throated carib is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long. Males weigh 9 to 12 g (0.32 to 0.42 oz) and females 7 to 10 g (0.25 to 0.35 oz); specimens of unrecorded sex weighed 6.7 to 10.8 g (0.24 to 0.38 oz). The adult male and female have the same plumage. Their crown and back are velvety black, the throat and chest fiery purplish red, the wings bright golden green, and the tail and its upper and lower coverts metallic greenish blue. The male has a medium length slightly decurved bill; the female's is longer and more strongly curved. Voice: The purple-throated carib's calls include "strident 'tsip' and sharp 'chewp'" notes that it repeats rapidly when agitated.

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When to see the Purple-throated Carib

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Purple-throated Carib

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 10 countries with regular records, and 4 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Guadeloupe St. Lucia Dominica Martinique St. Vincent & Grenadines Montserrat St. Kitts & Nevis Caribbean Netherlands Antigua & Barbuda St. Martin

Recorded as a rare visitor in Puerto Rico, United States, St. Barthélemy, U.S. Virgin Islands.

About the Purple-throated Carib

The purple-throated carib 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.

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Easily confused with

Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus) Green-throated CaribEulampis holosericeusThe green-throated carib is a large hummingbird, 10.5 to 12 cm (4.1 to 4.7 in) long.

Side by side: Green-throated Carib vs Purple-throated Carib

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