Veraguan mango [SEP] parent taxon
Veraguan mango
The Veraguan mango ("Anthracothorax veraguensis") is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
It is found in Panama and recently in Costa Rica. It was considered conspecific with the Green-breasted Mango ("Anthracothorax prevostii") but was separated due to morphological and geographical differences in 1995.
Description.
The Veraguan mango is a medium-sized hummingbird species, reaching lengths of 11–12 cm. Both sexes are metallic green with a slightly decurved, dark grey beak, and black
tail feathers with a red circle central to each feather. This species exhibits sexual dimorphism. Males have a blueish breast and belly, whilst females have a white-cream belly with a dark teal stripe running down the breast. The morphology of the Veraguan mango is very similar to that of the Green-breasted mango, however it differs by the lack of black plumage on the throat. The black ventral stripe seen in the Green-breasted mango is teal coloured in female Veraguan mangos.
Distribution and Ecology.
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