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| − | ;Anthracothorax mango | + | ;[[: Category:Anthracothorax|Anthracothorax]] mango |
| − | [[Image:Jamaican_Mango.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Jan Van den Broeck<br/>Location: Anchovy, Jamaica]] | + | [[Image:Jamaican_Mango.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by the late '''[http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/39695/cat/500 Jan Van den Broeck]'''<br/>Location: Anchovy, [[Jamaica]]]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
5 ins (13cm). A large hummingbird. Male has reddish-purple cheeks and sides of the neck, velvety black underparts, purplish-blue wings and an iridescent greenish-blue back. Female is similar but duller. | 5 ins (13cm). A large hummingbird. Male has reddish-purple cheeks and sides of the neck, velvety black underparts, purplish-blue wings and an iridescent greenish-blue back. Female is similar but duller. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Jamaica]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
A species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family (Linnaeus, 1758). Endemic to Jamaica. | A species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family (Linnaeus, 1758). Endemic to Jamaica. | ||
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Gardens, wood edges, clusters of trees and banana plantations. | Gardens, wood edges, clusters of trees and banana plantations. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Voice: sharp, raspy, ''tics | + | Voice: sharp, raspy, ''tics''. |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Jamaican+mango}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthracothorax]] |
Latest revision as of 16:05, 28 July 2015
- Anthracothorax mango
Identification
5 ins (13cm). A large hummingbird. Male has reddish-purple cheeks and sides of the neck, velvety black underparts, purplish-blue wings and an iridescent greenish-blue back. Female is similar but duller.
Distribution
Taxonomy
A species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family (Linnaeus, 1758). Endemic to Jamaica.
Habitat
Gardens, wood edges, clusters of trees and banana plantations.
Behaviour
Voice: sharp, raspy, tics.
