Jamaican mango

The Jamaican mango (Anthracothorax mango) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. Although it has a limited range, it is not considered endangered, as its numbers are not decreasing.

Jamaican mango
At Green Castle Estate, Jamaica

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Anthracothorax
Species:
A. mango
Binomial name
Anthracothorax mango
Synonyms

Trochilus mango Linnaeus, 1758

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Anthracothorax mango". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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