Green-Breasted Mango
Common Name: Green-Breasted Mango
Scientific Name: Anthracothorax prevostii
Range in North America: Rare visitor to southern Texas along the Gulf Coast.
This large hummingbird has brilliant dark green plumage and a dark blue-black chest and abdomen. The rufous or richly reddish-purple tail is the most distinctive field marking for males; females have white underparts with a black central streak, and a darker tail with white tips.
Both genders have a long, downward curved bill.
Green-breasted mangos prefer open habitats such as forest edges, parks, gardens and backyards, where they will visit feeders. They also eat many insects, often hawking to catch prey in flight.
Photo © David Seibel
Scientific Name: Anthracothorax prevostii
Range in North America: Rare visitor to southern Texas along the Gulf Coast.
This large hummingbird has brilliant dark green plumage and a dark blue-black chest and abdomen. The rufous or richly reddish-purple tail is the most distinctive field marking for males; females have white underparts with a black central streak, and a darker tail with white tips.
Both genders have a long, downward curved bill.
Green-breasted mangos prefer open habitats such as forest edges, parks, gardens and backyards, where they will visit feeders. They also eat many insects, often hawking to catch prey in flight.
Photo © David Seibel
