Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Purple-throated Carib

Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Purple Carib, Purple-breasted Carib, Garnet Hummingbird, Red-breasted Hummingbird
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Deshaies, Guadeloupe - Dec 29, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Deshaies, Guadeloupe - Dec 29, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Deshaies, Guadeloupe - Dec 30, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Deshaies, Guadeloupe - Dec 30, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Dominica - Mar, 2004 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

West Indies;
Lesser Antilles from Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua and Montserrat through Guadeloupe, Dominica and Martinique to St. Lucia and St. Vincent.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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