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 LC    Green-throated Carib* Id (Atlas):
    Eulampis holosericeus

Description (10)
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Other Scientific Names
Sericotes holosericeus [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Green-throated Carib, Emerald-throated Carib, Emerald-throated Hummingbird, Green Doctor Bird, Green Carib

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
10.50 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland, heavily degraded former forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)
Anguilla (B), Antigua And Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada (B), Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles (B), Puerto Rico, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Virgin Islands (British) (B) (NB), Virgin Islands (U.S.) (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

 
Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus) [XC589869]
     by id from Castries, St Lucia (call)

 
Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus) [XC33711]
     by Daniel Lane from Humacao Nature Reserve, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (call, chatter, calls)

Subspecies
Genus closely related to continental Anthracothorax and Topaza. Sometimes placed in monotypic genus Sericotes, on basis of more naked tarsi, rounded tail, and different coloration.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • holosericeus (Linnaeus, 1758)   -  Eastern Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles (except Grenada).
  • chlorolaemus Gould, 1857   -  Grenada.



References
See References.


Files:
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