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;[[: Category:Anthracothorax|Anthracothorax]] viridigula | ;[[: Category:Anthracothorax|Anthracothorax]] viridigula | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 10·5–12·5 cm | ||
| + | *Male's throat is all green | ||
| + | *Female has a reddish tinge to upperpart plumage | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]<br /> | [[South America]]<br /> | ||
North-eastern [[Venezuela]] to the [[Guianas]] and northern [[Brazil]]; [[Trinidad]] | North-eastern [[Venezuela]] to the [[Guianas]] and northern [[Brazil]]; [[Trinidad]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:GREEN THROATED MANGO.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|nigel+lallsingh|nigel lallsingh}}<br />Carli Bay, [[Trinidad]], November 2011]] | |
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Coastal areas, includng mangroves and marshes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | An uncommon robust hummer which favours | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | An uncommon robust hummer which favours mangroves where it feeds on nectar but also often 'helicopters' to catch insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Anthracothorax+viridigula}} | {{GSearch|Anthracothorax+viridigula}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthracothorax]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthracothorax]] | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 21 January 2015
- Anthracothorax viridigula
Identification
10·5–12·5 cm
- Male's throat is all green
- Female has a reddish tinge to upperpart plumage
Distribution
South America
North-eastern Venezuela to the Guianas and northern Brazil; Trinidad
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Coastal areas, includng mangroves and marshes.
Behaviour
Diet
An uncommon robust hummer which favours mangroves where it feeds on nectar but also often 'helicopters' to catch insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-throated Mango. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-throated_Mango
