| BirdNET ID | BN03687 |
| Taxon group | Aves |
| Commonness | Common (72/100) How often it is observed on iNaturalist compared with other Aves, not how abundant it is |
| Image source | iNaturalist |
| Avicommons | Photo by Donald Davesne (cc-by-3.0) |
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. 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. Immatures have an orange throat and chest with red speckles. The purple-throated carib is resident on Antigua, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Sint Eustatius. It has occurred as a vagrant in Barbados, Barbuda, Grenada and the Greater Antilles. It inhabits the interior and edges of primary and secondary forest, mostly at elevations between 800 and 1,200 m (2,600 and 3,900 ft).
| iNaturalist | #6430 |
| eBird | putcar1 |
| Macaulay Library | putcar1 |
| Xeno-Canto | Eulampis jugularis |
| observation.org | #71826 |
| GBIF | 2476398 |
| NCBI | 190444 |
| Avibase | BFD2BE29D18BDECF |
| BirdLife | 22687151 |
| Wikidata | Q784919 |