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Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Orthorhyncus cristatus

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

distinct crest on top of the head, regionally endemic

Habitat:

common and widespread

Notes:

This was probably the most common hummingbird I saw in Dominica. Hardly a day went by were I didn't see at least a few of these. My favorite hummingbird.

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Antillean Crested Hummingbird

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Comments (2)
Liana
Fantastic series dan!!! They are so hard to get an action shot of. Thank you for sharing :)

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