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Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii Mango Pechiverde
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Photo: G. Lasley
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Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii Mango Pechiverde
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Photo: G. Lasley
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Mango hummingbirds have a large, curved bill. The male has black, green and violet undersides. The immature male and female have a central black line on the breast, but have more extensive green on the sides than the immature male Antillean Mango. Length: 11-12 cm.; weight: 7 g. Breeds from Mexico to northwestern South America. Accidental on Puerto Rico. TAXONOMY: TROCHILIDAE; Trochilinae References del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1999. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 5. Barn Owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Gerwin, J. A., and R. M. Zink. 1998. Phylogenetic patterns in the Trochilidae. Auk 115: 05-118. Howell, S.N.G. and S. Webb. 1995. A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford Univ Press. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Green-breasted Mango, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |