- Anthracothorax dominicus
Identification
11–12·5 cm (4¼-5 in)
Both sexes have a black, down-curved bill and green to yellowish-green upperparts.
Adult male
- Mostly black underside
- Green iridescent throat
- Central 2 tail is dark with a purple sheen, while the rest of the tail is purple
Young male has a dark stripe centrally on the otherwise white underside
Female
- Light gray underside that gradually blends in to the green upperside on the side of the head and flanks
- Central tail feathers green, the rest are rufous with subterminal black band and white tips.
Distribution
Hispaniola including Île-á-Vache, Tortue, Gonâve and Beata islands.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species and Puerto Rican Mango were formerly lumped under the name of Antillean Mango.
Habitat
Dry scrub-forest with cactus, open areas and forest edges and gardens, up to 2500 m asl, but rare above 1500. Most frequent in semi-dry areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Consists of nectar and insects.
Breeding
Nest is a cup with a soft lining of plant fibres, placed in a tree, shrub or cactus.
Vocalisation
Most frequent is a repeated "tsk" sound, high pitched and sharp.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Mlodinow, S. G. (2022). Hispaniolan Mango (Anthracothorax dominicus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.antman2.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hispaniolan Mango. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hispaniolan_Mango
- Kirwan, GM, A Levesque, M Oberle, and CJ Sharpe. 2019. Birds of the West Indies. (Lynx and Birdlife International Field Guides) Barcalona, Lynx Editions. ISBN 978-84-16728-17-6
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
