Hummingbirds

Green-breasted Mango

Common name: Green-breasted Mango; Mango Pechiverde

Scientific Name: Anthracothorax prevostii

Size: 4 3/4” (12 cm)

World Distribution: NE Mexico to Central Costa Rica
Habitat: Open treed areas, farms, forest edges, lowland and foothill areas.

LPWG Sightings: Very rare. One documented sighting on July 2002 at the feeders.

Special Features: Increasing its habitat southward.

Field Marks: Male is green with a purplish-black stripe on its chest while the female has a blackish-green stripe on a white chest
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