Caribbean Nature Photography
We have the undisputable honor among Caribbean Islands to have the greatest number of Hummingbirds species (5) in a single island. This is so because of our unique geographical location and habitat diversity.
Green Mango Hummingbird- Anthracothorax viridis- Our endemic hummer from the central and western mountains.
Green Mango Hummer in a Lobster Claw Heliconia.
Antillean Mango-Anthracothorax dominicus- the commonest hummer in our gardens and coast.
Antillean Mango-female at a Toothbrush Tree flower.
Puerto Rican Emerald Hummingbird- Chlorostilbon maugaeus- a male at Guanica State Forest visiting a star shaped flower from a vine.
Puerto Rican Emerald Hummingbird- female feeding its chicks at nest.
Green-Throated Carib- Eulampis holosericeus- Seen at gardens, specially in the east coast, where it substitutes the Antillean Mango.
Green-throated Carib with spread wings
Antillean Crested Hummingbird, male-Orthorhyncus cristatus-Common resident on our east coast.
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