Jamaican mango
| Jamaican mango | |
|---|---|
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| At Green Castle Estate, Jamaica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Anthracothorax |
| Species: | A. mango |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthracothorax mango (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trochilus mango Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The Jamaican mango (Anthracothorax mango) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is an endemic species of Jamaica, meaning, it is found only on the island of Jamaica and nowhere else in the world. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. Although it has a limited range it is not considered endangered as its numbers are not decreasing.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Anthracothorax mango". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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