| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
;[[: Category:Anthracothorax|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. | ||
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.
