- Anthracothorax dominicus
Identification
11–12·5 cm (4¼-5 in)
Both sexes have a black, down-curved bill and green to yellowish-green upperparts.
Adult male
- Mostly black underside
- Green 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:
- Puerto Rico, Culebra Island, Vieques Island and Virgin Islands
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
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Immature Male
Photo © by raulqc
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, December 2007
Photo © by firecrest15
Punta Cana, East Dominican Republic, West Indies, January 2019
References
- 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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hispaniolan Mango. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hispaniolan_Mango
External Links
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