Purple-throated carib
| Purple-throated carib | |
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| Purple-throated carib in Morne Diablotins National Park, Dominica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Eulampis |
| Species: | E. jugularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulampis jugularis (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trochilus jugularis Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The purple-throated carib (Eulampis jugularis) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
It breeds on Antigua, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Sint Eustatius. It has occurred as a vagrant in Barbados, Barbuda, Grenada and the Virgin Islands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and open spaces.
Female purple-throated carib feeding at a flower
The purple-throated carib is notable for the differences in the appearance of the sexes. The male is larger and stronger than the female and has a shorter straight beak. Her beak is curved and about 1/3 longer.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Eulampis jugularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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