Antillean mango
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..
Antillean mango | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Anthracothorax |
Species: | A. dominicus |
Binomial name | |
Anthracothorax dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
Distribution of Antillean Mango | |
Synonyms | |
Trochilus dominicus Linnaeus, 1766 |
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]
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References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Anthracothorax dominicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Hispaniolan Mango (Anthracothorax dominicus)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- 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.
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