HUMMINGBIRD SPECIES

Green-Throated Mango

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Anthracothorax viridigula

The Green-Throated Mango is a large, dark hummingbird inhabits mangrove swamp and moist lowland savannah.

It is about 4 inches in length and weighs 9 grams. The longish black bill is slightly decurved.

Males have glossy bright green upperparts with a copper tinge, especially on the rump. Throat and underparts are green with a black central line on the breast and belly. Tail has dark central feathers, the outer tail being wine-red tipped with black.

Females have more bronze on the upperparts and flanks. They have white underparts with a black central stripe. Tail has dark central feathers, the outer tail being wine-red tipped with white. Immature males resemble females but have chestnut sides.

CALL: A staccato stony click.

Feeds on nectar and hawks for tiny flying insects.

Mangroves, abandoned plantations, swampy forests, and urban areas, often at higher levels in flowering trees.

Breeds from northeastern Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas south to northeastern Brazil.

The female lays 2 white eggs in a deep cup nest on a high, thin, and usually bare branch. The eggs are incubated by the female for about 15 days.

The young fledge after about 25 days and will remain with the adults for another month.

SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org
https://ebird.org/species
http://www.planetofbirds.com