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Hispaniolan mango

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Antillean mango
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Anthracothorax
Species:
A. dominicus
Binomial name
Anthracothorax dominicus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Distribution of Antillean Mango
Synonyms

Trochilus dominicus Linnaeus, 1766

The Antillean mango (Anthracothorax dominicus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands, and Virgin Islands, U.S..

The Antillean Mango is endemic to the West Indies.

Description

Females and young birds are white-gray breasted. Adult females has red-terracota colored tail with small white tips at the end.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

Behavior

It is known to be rather quiet, and is the primary pollinator for the flowers H. bihai and H. caribaea.[2] [3]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Anthracothorax dominicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ "Hispaniolan Mango (Anthracothorax dominicus)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  3. ^ Martén-Rodríguez, Silvana (December 2011). "Plant–pollinator interactions and floral convergence in two species of Heliconia from the Caribbean Islands". Oecologia. 167 (4): 1075–1083. doi:10.1007/s00442-011-2043-8.