Antillean Mango - Male, juvenile - Photo by Hilda Morales
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  1. Puerto Rican Tody  / San Pedrito de Puerto Rico
  2. Puerto Rican Emerald / Zumbadorcito de Puerto Rico
  3. Puerto Rican Green Mango / Zumbador Verde de Puerto Rico
  4. Antillean Mango / Zumbador Dorado*
  5. Green-throated Carib / Zumbador Pechiazul
  6. Antillean Crested Hummingbird / Zumbador Crestado
  7. Vervain Hummingbird / Zumbador Verbena

* Subspecies endemic to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Emerald / Zumbadorcito de Puerto Rico

  • 9 - 11 centimeters
  • Straight bill
  • Male - iridescent green, with a black forked tail
  • Lower bill is flesh colored, or red with a red tip
  • Female - light below and has a white tipped tail

Puerto Rican Green Mango / Zumbador Verde de Puerto Rico

  • 11 - 12 centimeters
  • Curved bill
  • Male/Female - green above and below, bluish tail

Antillean Mango / Zumbador Dorado

  • 11 - 12 centimeters
  • Curved bill
  • Male - green above, iridescent green throat, black breast, grayish abdomen, iridescent purple tail
  • Female - green above, white below, with a white tipped tail
  • Immature males - resemble females, but have a black line down the middle of the white breast

Green-throated Carib / Zumbador Pechiazul

  • 10 - 12 centimeters
  • Downward curved bill
  • Male/Female - green above, black belly and brilliant iridescent green throat and breast
  • Lower border of the breast has a thin blue line, visible in the right light angle
  • Female bill is longer and more curved than males
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Photo by René Fuentes, 2009.
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