- Green Mango
Taxobox
name = Green Mango
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend =
status_ref = [Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) - Hand Book of the Birds of the World 5, p. 468]
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Aves
ordo =Apodiformes
familia =Trochilidae
genus = "Anthracothorax"
species = "A. viridis"
binomial = "Anthracothorax viridis"
binomial_authority = (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801)The Green Mango ("Anthracothorax viridis") is a large species of
hummingbird endemic to the main island ofPuerto Rico and its 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 inHeliconia flowers. [cite web| url=http://www.greglasley.net/gremang.html| title=Greg Lasley Nature Photography: Green Mango (Anthracothorax viridis)| accessdate=2007-05-14] Their feather coloration is green with a blue and black tail, there are no distinctive traits between sexes. [cite web| title=Hummingbirds of the Caribbean| url=http://www.mschloe.com/hummer/carib.htm| accessdate=2007-05-14]ee also
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Fauna of Puerto Rico
*List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico References
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