Scientific name Orthorhyncus cristatus Higher classification Orthorhyncus | Family Trochilidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Genus OrthorhyncusLacépède, 1799 Similar Green‑throated carib, Purple‑throated carib, Eulampis, Green thorntail, Blue‑headed hummingbird | ||
Hummingbird male antillean crested hummingbird
The Antillean crested hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, north-east Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eustatius, the British Virgin Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Lesser Antilles
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, semi-arid forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Antillean crested hummingbird on nest
References
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