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[[Image:DSC02168.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|carabelli|carabelli}}<br /> Bayamón, [[Puerto Rico]], February 2008]]
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[[Image:DSC02168.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|carabelli|carabelli}}<br /> Bayamón, [[Puerto Rico]], February 2008]]
 
;[[: Category:Anthracothorax|Anthracothorax]] dominicus
 
;[[: Category:Anthracothorax|Anthracothorax]] dominicus
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Both sexes have a black, down-curved bill and green to yellowish-green upperparts.
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[[Image:Antillean_Mango.jpg|thumb|325px|right|Thought to be an Immature Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Dmitry+Mozzheri|Dmitry Mozzheri}}<br/ >Photo taken: Guanica dry forest]]
 
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11–12·5 cm (4¼-5 in)<br />
The '''adult male''' has mostly black underside with green throat, and the tail is dark with a purple sheen.<br />
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Both sexes have a black, down-curved bill and green to yellowish-green upperparts.<br />
 
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'''Adult male'''
'''Young male''' has a dark stripe centrally on the otherwise white underside.
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*Mstly black underside
 
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*Hreen throat
'''Female''' has light gray underside that gradually blends in to the green upperside on the side of the head and flanks.
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*Tail is dark with a purple sheen<br />
[[Image:Antillean_Mango.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Thought to be an Immature Female<br />Photo by {{user|Dmitry+Mozzheri|Dmitry Mozzheri}}<br/ >Photo taken: Guanica dry forest]]
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'''Young male''' has a dark stripe centrally on the otherwise white underside<br />
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'''Female'''
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*Light gray underside that gradually blends in to the green upperside on the side of the head and flanks.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[Hispaniola]], [[Puerto Rico]] and the Virgin Islands is the entire range for this species, however, it has been extirpated from most of the Virgin Islands and is increasingly rare on the rest. Common on western [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Hispaniola]].  
 
[[Hispaniola]], [[Puerto Rico]] and the Virgin Islands is the entire range for this species, however, it has been extirpated from most of the Virgin Islands and is increasingly rare on the rest. Common on western [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Hispaniola]].  
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:*[[Hispaniola]], Île-á-Vache, Tortue, Gonâve and Beata islands
 
:*[[Hispaniola]], Île-á-Vache, Tortue, Gonâve and Beata islands
 
*''A. d. aurulentus'':
 
*''A. d. aurulentus'':
:*[[Puerto Rico]], Culebra I., Vieques I. and [[Virgin Islands]]
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:*[[Puerto Rico]], Culebra Island, Vieques Island and [[Virgin Islands]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Coastal dry scrub-forest with cactus, open areas and forest edges and gardens.
 
Coastal dry scrub-forest with cactus, open areas and forest edges and gardens.
[[Image:AM2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Immature Male <br />Photo by {{user|raulqc|raulqc}}<br />Aguadilla, [[Puerto Rico]], December 2007]]
 
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
 
Consists mainly of nectar
 
Consists mainly of nectar
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
Nest is a cup in a cactus
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Nest is a cup with a soft lining of plant fibres, placed in a cactus.
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==Gallery==
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Click on photo for larger image
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<gallery>
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Image:AM2.jpg|Immature Male <br />Photo &copy; by {{user|raulqc|raulqc}}<br />Aguadilla, [[Puerto Rico]], December 2007
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Image:3 Antillean Mango Punta Cana DR 24 1 19.jpg|Photo &copy; by {{user|firecrest15|firecrest15}}<br />Punta Cana, East [[Dominican Republic]], [[West Indies]], January 2019
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</gallery>
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2019)
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Anthracothorax+dominicus}}
 
{{GSearch|Anthracothorax+dominicus}}
 
[[Category:Birds]]  [[Category:Anthracothorax]]
 
[[Category:Birds]]  [[Category:Anthracothorax]]

Revision as of 22:11, 10 February 2019

Photo © by carabelli
Bayamón, Puerto Rico, February 2008
Anthracothorax dominicus

Identification

Thought to be an Immature Female
Photo © by Dmitry Mozzheri
Photo taken: Guanica dry forest

11–12·5 cm (4¼-5 in)
Both sexes have a black, down-curved bill and green to yellowish-green upperparts.
Adult male

  • Mstly black underside
  • Hreen throat
  • Tail is dark with a purple sheen

Young male has a dark stripe centrally on the otherwise white underside
Female

  • Light gray underside that gradually blends in to the green upperside on the side of the head and flanks.

Distribution

Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands is the entire range for this species, however, it has been extirpated from most of the Virgin Islands and is increasingly rare on the rest. Common on western Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • A. d. dominicus:
  • Hispaniola, Île-á-Vache, Tortue, Gonâve and Beata islands
  • A. d. aurulentus:

Habitat

Coastal dry scrub-forest with cactus, open areas and forest edges and gardens.

Behaviour

Diet

Consists mainly of nectar

Breeding

Nest is a cup with a soft lining of plant fibres, placed in a cactus.

Gallery

Click on photo for larger image

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2019)

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