Monday, March 20, 2023

Jamaican Mango (Hummingbird)

The Jamiacan mango is another bird endemic to Jamaica. The male has a dull green crown, the neck and cheeks iridescent magenta, the back is dull greenish bronze, the central tail feathers are bronze to dull black and the rest are iridescent red-purple with a thin dark blue band, and the underparts are black (although my photos reveal a dark blue). The female is similar but has faded velvety green flanks and white tips on the outer tail feathers. 





The light caught its tail as it went up to a feeder. 
I never got any good light photos, but even my poor dark photos reveal the color that can emanate from this jewel. Only only saw them at Rocklands Bird Sanctuary 

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