Purple-throated Carib
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| Eulampis jugularis Linnaeus, 1766 |
The Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.
It breeds on Antigua, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Sint Eustatius. It has occurred as a vagrant in Barbados, Barbuda, Grenada and the Virgin Islands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Eulampis jugularis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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