Green-throated Carib

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Green-throated Carib
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Copyright: Maxime Sacre (Max31) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 15 W: 0 N: 39] (182)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-17
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Final Version, Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-18 10:31
Viewed: 134
Points: 1
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Physical description :
Green-throated Carib is a beautiful hummingbird which is resident in its range.
Adult male has metallic bronze-green upperparts. Uppertail coverts are mostly blue-green. On the wings, flight feathers are deep dark blue, as long as body.
On the underparts, chin and throat are metallic green, followed by bright blue crescent across breast. Belly is black and undertail coverts are metallic blue. Rounded tail is dark blue. Flight feathers are greyish-brown and underwing coverts are green.
Head is metallic green. Black bill is slightly decurved. Eyes are dark brown. Legs and feet are dark grey to blackish.
Both sexes are similar. Female has longer bill than male, and more decurved.
Juvenile resembles female, with head washed with brown. It reaches its sexual maturity at 2 years.

We can find two subspecies:
E.h. holosericeus, living in eastern Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles except Grenada.
E.h. chlorolaemus, living in Grenada. This one has darker throat and broader blue crescent across the breast.
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hi maxime!
maybe the pov should be more
from the side but a nice shot
on this beauty with good
composition and nice colours!
well done!

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