Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus) - HBW 5, p. 563

French: Colibri falle-vert German: Blaustern-Antillenkolibri Spanish: Colibrí Caribeño Gorgiverde
Other common names: Emerald-throated Carib/Hummingbird, Green Doctor Bird, Green Carib

Taxonomy: Trochilus holosericeus Linnaeus, 1758, Lesser Antilles.
Genus closely related to continental Anthracothorax and Topaza. Sometimes placed in monotypic genus Sericotes, on basis of more naked tarsi, rounded tail, and different coloration. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

holosericeus (Linnaeus, 1758) - E Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles (except Grenada).
chlorolaemus (Gould, 1857) - Grenada.

Least Concern

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Really green-throated Locality Antigua Island, Antigua and Barbuda
Piotr Jonczyk 5 March 2010 3 years ago 4.6
Feeding vertically. Locality Vieques Island, Puerto Rico
Paul A Guris 19 March 2012 1 year ago 4.3
A bird feeding Locality Antigua Island, Antigua and Barbuda
Piotr Jonczyk 5 March 2010 3 years ago 4.2
Perched male. Locality Vieques Island, Puerto Rico
Paul A Guris 19 March 2012 1 year ago 4.1
Perched adult. (Background is a hedge of Bougainvillea). Locality Vieques Island, Puerto Rico
Paul A Guris 19 March 2012 1 year ago 3.9
A bird feeding on flowers. Locality Fort-de-France, Martinique (ssp holosericeus)
Captain Peter 13 June 2010 2 years ago 3.6
Lateral view of perched male Locality Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (ssp holosericeus)
Mikko Pyhälä 14 January 2010 3 years ago 3.4
Adult Locality Guadeloupe (ssp holosericeus)
Alain Fossé 28 December 2001 3 years ago 3.4
Lateral view of perched bird Locality Barbados
Mikko Pyhälä 23 April 2009 4 years ago 3.3
A bird feeding on nectar. Locality Fort-de-France, Martinique (ssp holosericeus)
Captain Peter 13 June 2010 2 years ago 3
West indian endemic Locality Sunset Crest, Saint James Parish, Barbados
Brucy Laurent 3 years ago 3
Adult Locality Guadeloupe (ssp holosericeus)
Alain Fossé 24 December 2001 3 years ago 3
Perched and backlit Locality Netherlands Antilles
lastewie 24 November 2008 4 years ago 1