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Bird name:

Green-breasted Mango

Anthracothorax prevostiiOrder: APODIFORMES Family: Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Codes: Common Name: GNBM Scientific Name: ANTPRE ITIS Taxonomic No.: 555077

Breeding Location:

Bushes, shrubs, and thickets, Forest

Breeding Type:

Solitary nester

Breeding Population:

Casual to rare

Egg Color:

White

Number of Eggs:

Incubation Days:

14 - 18

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Plant down, bark, lichen.

Migration:

Nonmigratory

General

Green-breasted Mango: Medium-sized hummingbird, glittering green overall with decurved, black bill, and purple chin. Slightly notched brown-purple tail has two bronze-green central tail feathers. Female has a black chin, a white-bordered, green median stripe running down breast and belly, and tail feathers have white tips. Immature is similar to female, but shows cinnamon border between the white and green stripes of the underparts.

Range and Habitat

Green-breasted Mango: Local vagrant to southeastern Texas; common in Mexico. Prefers open areas with a few trees, shrubs, plantations, and gardens.

Breeding and Nesting

Green-breasted Mango: Two white eggs are laid in a nest made of plant down decorated with bark and lichens, and built high near the tip of a bare branch on a leafless or sparsely leaved tree. Incubation ranges from 14 to 18 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Green-breasted Mango: Feeds at high and low levels on nectar; also eats insects, sometimes by hawking.

Vocalization

Green-breasted Mango: Call is a high, thin "tsi-si-si-si-si-si-si" or harsh, chipping "tcik, tcik, tcik."

Similar Species

Green-breasted Mango: Broad-billed Hummingbird has a black-tipped red bill and notched blue-black tail.

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Green-breasted Mango

Green-breasted Mango: Medium-sized hummingbird, glittering green overall with decurved, black bill, and purple chin. The slightly notched brown-purple tail has two bronze-green central tail feathers. Feeds on nectar and insects. Direct and hovering flight with very rapid wing beats.

● Song: "tsi-si-si-si-si-si-si", "tcik, tcik, tcik"

● Foraging & Feeding: Green-breasted Mango: Feeds at high and low levels on nectar; also eats insects, sometimes by hawking.

● Breeding & nesting: Green-breasted Mango: Two white eggs are laid in a nest made of plant down decorated with bark and lichens, and built high near the tip of a bare branch on a leafless or sparsely leaved tree. Incubation ranges from 14 to 18 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Green-breasted Mango: Broad-billed Hummingbird has a black-tipped red bill and notched blue-black tail.

Flight Pattern

Direct and hovering flight with very rapid wing beats.

Green-breasted Mango Breeding Male Body Illustration

● Range & Habitat: Green-breasted Mango: Local vagrant to southeastern Texas; common in Mexico. Prefers open areas with a few trees, shrubs, plantations, and gardens.

^BreedingSolitary nester

^PopulationCasual to rare

^MigrationNonmigratory

^Weight0.2 Ounces

Underparts

Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.

Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Chin

The area of the face just below the bill.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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Green-breasted Mango

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General

Range and Habitat

Breeding and Nesting

Foraging and Feeding

Vocalization

Similar Species

Green-breasted Mango

Flight Pattern