Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus) - HBW 5, p. 564
French: Colibri huppé
German: Antillenhaubenkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Crestado
Other common names: Crested Hummingbird
Taxonomy: Trochilus cristatus Linnaeus, 1758, Barbados.
Closely related to Chrysolampis, and may even be congeneric. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- exilis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - E Puerto Rico S through Lesser Antilles to St Lucia.
- ornatus Gould, 1861 - St Vincent.
- cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Barbados.
- emigrans Lawrence, 1877 - Grenadines and Grenada.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on Acacia flowers. Locality Runaway Bay, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Nick Hollands 23 March 2008 3 years ago 50 sec 4.2 -
a female nesting at edge of a road with an otherwise banana plantation. Nest located at forest edge. Locality Saint Lucia
DAVID ASCANIO 15 April 2011 21 weeks ago 21 sec 4 -
a male perched on a exposed branch Locality Dominica
DAVID ASCANIO 17 April 2011 21 weeks ago 7 sec 3 -
Male bird perched in a tree, looking around. Locality Paradise Point, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands
Joe Angseesing 11 August 2004 2 years ago 34 sec 2.7 -
Female, briefly perches on vegetation then flies away. Locality Paradise Point, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands
Joe Angseesing 11 August 2004 2 years ago 7 sec 2.5 -
Male, feeding on Yellow Elder flowers. Locality Paradise Point, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands
Joe Angseesing 5 November 2005 2 years ago 26 sec 1.5
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A bird perching on an agave
Locality Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Piotr Jonczyk 6 March 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
Male just after a hurrican hit Barbados
Locality Barbados
Kevin B Agar 31 October 2010 16 weeks ago 4 -
Antillean Crested Hummingbird female
Locality Barbados
Kevin B Agar 31 October 2010 16 weeks ago 3.7 -
A bird feeding on agave flower
Locality Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Piotr Jonczyk 5 March 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
Adult male from front
Locality Guadeloupe (ssp exilis)
Alain Fossé 28 December 2001 2 years ago 3.4 -
Close-up of male flashing the crest
Locality Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda (ssp exilis)
Mikko Pyhälä 22 June 2010 1 year ago 3.3
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An adult male singing on a tree branch. Un macho adulto vocalizando sobre la rama de un árbol. Locality Maunabo, Puerto Rico
J. Gonzalez y F. Collazo 24 May 2007 2 years ago 3
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