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As the name implies, Antillean crested hummingbird is one of the few hummingbirds with a crest. It demonstrates the general sexual dimorphism for hummingbirds where the male is bright and colorful whilst the female is more tannish and dull. Males have a short straight black bill; head with green crest, tipped metallic green to bright blue-green, upperparts dull metallic bronze-green; underparts sooty black; tail black, rounded.
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When to see the Antillean Crested Hummingbird
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Antillean Crested Hummingbird
The map shades 17 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Antillean Crested Hummingbird
The Antillean crested hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. Its range extends from eastern Puerto Rico throughout the Lesser Antilles; it has also been recorded as a vagrant in Florida, USA.
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Easily confused with
Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennisThe shining sunbeam is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long.
Sapphire-spangled EmeraldChionomesa lacteaThe sapphire-spangled emerald is 8 to 11 cm (3.1 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 3.6 to 5 g (0.13 to 0.18 oz).
Versicolored EmeraldChrysuronia versicolorIt has a total length of 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in).
Side by side: Antillean Crested Hummingbird vs Shining Sunbeam · Antillean Crested Hummingbird vs Sapphire-spangled Emerald · Antillean Crested Hummingbird vs Versicolored Emerald
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