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PRB-0067Apodiformes

Puerto Rican Mango

Zumbador Grande de Puerto Rico

Anthracothorax aurulentus

Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC · Least Concern

The Puerto Rican mango (Anthracothorax aurulentus) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae. It is found on the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands, and the American Virgin Islands.

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FamilyTrochilidaeHummingbirds

Puerto Rico occurrencePuerto Rico endemicAvibase inferred core 380

Primary habitatForest edge; dry and moist woodland; gardens; coastal scrubForest edge; dry and moist woodland; gardens; coastal scrub

Primary dietNectar

Average mass5.6 gGlobal trait estimate

MovementSedentary / resident

Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Puerto Rican Mango

This atlas includes Puerto Rican Mango (Anthracothorax aurulentus) with atlas status “Puerto Rico endemic” within scope “Avibase inferred core 380.” Puerto Rico context sources associate it with Forest edge; dry and moist woodland; gardens; coastal scrub.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN: LC
Puerto Rico DNER: No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA: No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat: Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat: Forest edge; dry and moist woodland; gardens; coastal scrub
Elevation: 0–800 m
Nest: Cup / bowl · Building; Pole; Tree
Clutch: 2–2 eggs
Social behavior: Not resolved

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This bird belongs to 11 paths through the atlas.

The complete catalogAll Birds of Puerto Rico402 birds →Puerto Rican originalsLiving Endemic Birds19 birds →Found nowhere elsePuerto Rico's Endemic Birds27 birds →Birds by habitatCoastal Birds62 birds →Birds by habitatForest Birds159 birds →Birds by habitatShrubland & Scrub Birds47 birds →Birds by habitatTown & Garden Birds39 birds →ConservationLeast Concern Birds328 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoBreeding Birds55 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoResident Birds47 birds →Bird familyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)8 birds →

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01Essential guideEndemic birdsOpen guide ↗02Taxonomy, explained17, 18, or 19?Open guide ↗03Identification guideHummingbirdsOpen guide ↗

Evidence trail

Sources, media & further reading

eBird species profile↗Macaulay Library media↗iNaturalist observations↗GBIF occurrence data↗BirdLife species factsheet↗Xeno-canto recordings↗Wikipedia in English↗Wikipedia en Español↗Media source · inaturalist.org↗Source record 1↗Source record 2↗Source record 3↗Source record 4↗Source record 5↗

Research note: Elevated from Antillean Mango subspecies; a major reason newer endemic counts differ from older SOPI body text