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Similar species: Look for the size of the hummers and compare the head with the bill. Short, straight bill,Emerald. Smaller Antillean Crested
Hummingbird female looks very similar to the Emerald female, but the Crested lacks the spot in the face and behind the eye. White on the tip
of the tail: female of the Emerald, Crested, and PR Mango, plus the juvenile male of the PR Mango (as an adult, those marks are black). We
have seen the Green-throated Carib at El Yunque (upland), be careful not to identify this one as the Green Mango.
Hummingbird female looks very similar to the Emerald female, but the Crested lacks the spot in the face and behind the eye. White on the tip
of the tail: female of the Emerald, Crested, and PR Mango, plus the juvenile male of the PR Mango (as an adult, those marks are black). We
have seen the Green-throated Carib at El Yunque (upland), be careful not to identify this one as the Green Mango.
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Where we go for this bird? Although sometimes you hear this bird, and you don´t find it, it is common around the Island.
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A lively inhabitant of most wooded habitats, coffee plantations, and gardens. The long-tailed male is distinctive in being entirely
iridescent green, although can radiate blue at certain angles and lighting. Male Green-throated Carib and Green Mango can
also appear entirely green, however both are larger, with longer and strongly curved bills. The female Puerto Rican Emerald is
metallic green above, dingy white below, and has a relatively long, forked tail. Its face is typically blackish with a small white spot
behind the eye. The similar Antillean Crested Hummingbird has a shorter bill, lacks the black in face and the spot behind the
eye, and it has a rounded tail. The emerald's song is a rapid twittering and the common call is a high thin metallic "tsip" given
singly or in series..
https://ebird.org/species/pureme1 [December 14, 2025]
iridescent green, although can radiate blue at certain angles and lighting. Male Green-throated Carib and Green Mango can
also appear entirely green, however both are larger, with longer and strongly curved bills. The female Puerto Rican Emerald is
metallic green above, dingy white below, and has a relatively long, forked tail. Its face is typically blackish with a small white spot
behind the eye. The similar Antillean Crested Hummingbird has a shorter bill, lacks the black in face and the spot behind the
eye, and it has a rounded tail. The emerald's song is a rapid twittering and the common call is a high thin metallic "tsip" given
singly or in series..
https://ebird.org/species/pureme1 [December 14, 2025]
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