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Photo by carabelli
Bayamón, Puerto Rico, February 2008

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Anthracothorax dominicus

Identification

Both sexes have a black, down-curved bill and green to yellowish-green upperparts.

The adult male has mostly black underside with green throat, and the tail is dark with a purple sheen.

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

Female has light gray underside that gradually blends in to the green upperside on the side of the head and flanks.

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

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^[1]

• A. d. dominicus:

• Hispaniola, Île-á-Vache, Tortue, Gonâve and Beata islands

• A. d. aurulentus:

• Puerto Rico, Culebra I., Vieques I. and Virgin Islands

Habitat

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

Immature Male
Photo by raulqc
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, December 2007

Behaviour

Diet

Consists mainly of nectar

Breeding

Nest is a cup in a cactus

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hispaniolan Mango. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hispaniolan_Mango

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