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'''The Green Mango''' (''Anthracothorax viridis'') is a large species of [[hummingbird]] [[endemic]] to the main island of [[Puerto Rico]] and it's archipelago. It is usually found in the mountainous regions of the island, |
'''The Green Mango''' (''Anthracothorax viridis'') is a large species of [[hummingbird]] [[endemic]] to the main island of [[Puerto Rico]] and it's archipelago. It is usually found in the mountainous regions of the island, often in coffee and other kind of plantations. They usually feed on the nectar found in [[Heliconia]] flowers.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.greglasley.net/gremang.html| title=Greg Lasley Nature Photography: Green Mango (Anthracothorax viridis)| accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> Their feather coloration is green with a blue and black tail, there are no distinctive traits between sexes.<ref>{{cite web| title=Hummingbirds of the Caribbean| url=http://www.mschloe.com/hummer/carib.htm| accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> |
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The Green Mango (Anthracothorax viridis) is a large species of hummingbird endemic to the main island of Puerto Rico and it's archipelago. It is usually found in the mountainous regions of the island, often in coffee and other kind of plantations. They usually feed on the nectar found in Heliconia flowers.[2] Their feather coloration is green with a blue and black tail, there are no distinctive traits between sexes.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) - Hand Book of the Birds of the World 5, p. 468
- ^ "Greg Lasley Nature Photography: Green Mango (Anthracothorax viridis)". Retrieved 2007-05-14.
- ^ "Hummingbirds of the Caribbean". Retrieved 2007-05-14.
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