Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Apodiformes > Trochilidae > Orthorhyncus > Orthorhyncus cristatusOrthorhyncus cristatus (Antillean Crested Hummingbird)Synonyms: Orthorhynchus cristatus; Trochilus cristatus The Antillean crested hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, north-east Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eustatius, the British Virgin Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Lesser Antilles \n* Antillean crested hummingbird feeding at a flower in Dominica \n* Nest and eggs MHNT |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 7.44721 EDGE Score: 2.13384 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 2.5 grams |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Nectarivore | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 10 % | | Diet - Nectar [2] | 90 % | | Forages - Mid-High [2] | 20 % | | Forages - Understory [2] | 80 % | | | Clutch Size [4] | 2 | | Fledging [1] | 21 days | | Incubation [3] | 18 days |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Caribbean shrublands |
France, United Kingdom, Dominica, St. Lucia, Netherlands |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Leeward Islands moist forests |
St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Lesser Antillean dry forests |
Grenada, St. Lucia |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Puerto Rican dry forests |
United States |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Puerto Rican moist forests |
United States |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Windward Islands moist forests |
Martinique, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Anegada: Western salt ponds and coastal areas |
Virgin Islands (to UK) |
A2, A4i, B4i, B4ii |
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Ashton Wetland |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A2 |
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Bayfield Pond |
Barbados |
A2, B4i |
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Beausejour/Grenville Vale |
Grenada |
A1, A2 |
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Bethesda Dam |
Antigua and Barbuda |
A1, A2, A4i |
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Botanic Gardens Natural Landmark |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A2 |
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Campden Park Forest Reserve |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A2 |
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Ceiba and Naguabo |
Puerto Rico (to USA) |
A2 |
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Centre Hills |
Montserrat (to UK) |
A1, A2 |
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Chancery Lane Swamp |
Barbados |
A2, A4i |
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Christian Valley |
Antigua and Barbuda |
A1, A2 |
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Codrington Lagoon and the Creek |
Antigua and Barbuda |
A1, A2, A4i, A4ii |
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Colonarie Forest Reserve |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A1, A2 |
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Cumberland Forest Reserve |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A1, A2 |
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Dalaway Forest Reserve |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A1, A2 |
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East Point Pond |
Barbados |
A2, A4i |
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El Yunque |
Puerto Rico (to USA) |
A1, A2 |
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Este Central |
Puerto Rico (to USA) |
A1, A2 |
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Fitches Creek Bay |
Antigua and Barbuda |
A1, A2, A4i |
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Forestry massif of Basse-Terre island |
Guadeloupe (to France) |
A1, A2 |
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Forêts du Nord et de la Montagne Pelée |
Martinique (to France) |
A1, A2 |
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Fort Amsterdam, Sint Maarten |
Netherlands Antilles |
A2, B4i |
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Fresh Pond, Sint Maarten |
Netherlands Antilles |
A1, A2 |
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Government Forest Reserve |
St Lucia |
A1, A2 |
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Graeme Hall Swamp |
Barbados |
A2, A4i |
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Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin's eastern coastline |
Guadeloupe (to France) |
A1, A2 |
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Grand Etang |
Grenada |
A2 |
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Grand Etang |
St Martin (to France) |
A2, B4i |
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Grand Macabou |
Martinique (to France) |
A1, A2 |
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Great Pond |
Virgin Islands (to USA) |
A1, A2, B4i |
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Great Tobago |
Virgin Islands (to UK) |
A2, A4ii, B4i |
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Humacao |
Puerto Rico (to USA) |
A1, A2 |
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îlets de la Petite-Terre |
Guadeloupe (to France) |
A2, B4i |
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Jobos Bay |
Puerto Rico (to USA) |
A1, A2, A4iii, B4i |
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John Brewer's Bay |
Virgin Islands (to USA) |
A2 |
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Karso del Sur |
Puerto Rico (to USA) |
A1, A2, A4i |
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King's Hill Forest Reserve |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A2 |
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Kingstown Forest Reserve |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A1, A2 |
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La Soufrière National Park |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A1, A2 |
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Little Bay, Sint Maarten |
Netherlands Antilles |
A2 |
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Magens Bay |
Virgin Islands (to USA) |
A2 |
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Mandele Dry Forest |
St Lucia |
A1, A2, B4i |
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Mangrove de Fort de France |
Martinique (to France) |
A1, A2 |
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Mangrove Lagoon |
Virgin Islands (to USA) |
A2 |
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Massif forestier entre Le Diamant et les Trois-Îlets |
Martinique (to France) |
A1, A2 |
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Morne Diablotin National Park |
Dominica |
A1, A2 |
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Morne Trois Pitons National Park |
Dominica |
A1, A2 |
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Mount Hartman |
Grenada |
A1, A2 |
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Mount Pleasant Forest Reserve |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A1, A2 |
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Mustique Island |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A2, B4i |
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North-east coast |
St Lucia |
A1, A2, B4i, B4ii |
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Northern Forested Ghauts |
Montserrat (to UK) |
A1, A2 |
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Perseverance |
Grenada |
A1, A2 |
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Perseverance Bay Lagoons |
Virgin Islands (to USA) |
A2 |
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Pic Paradis |
St Martin (to France) |
A2 |
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Pitons du Carbet |
Martinique (to France) |
A1, A2 |
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Pitons Management Area |
St Lucia |
A1, A2, B4i |
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Point Des Foux |
Dominica |
A2, A4i, B4i, B4ii |
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Pointe des Châteaux |
Guadeloupe (to France) |
A2, A4ii, B4i |
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Potworks Dam |
Antigua and Barbuda |
A1, A2, A4i, B4i |
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Presqu'île de la Caravelle |
Martinique (to France) |
A1, A2 |
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Richmond Forest Reserve |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A1, A2 |
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Saba |
Netherlands Antilles |
A2, A4ii, B4ii |
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South Soufriere Hills |
Montserrat (to UK) |
A1, A2 |
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Southgate and Green Cay |
Virgin Islands (to USA) |
A1, A2, B4i |
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St John |
Virgin Islands (to USA) |
A2, B4i |
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St Lucy Shooting Swamps |
Barbados |
A2, A4i, A4iii |
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St Philip Shooting Swamps |
Barbados |
A2, A4i, A4iii |
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St. Kitts Central Forest Reserve |
St Kitts and Nevis |
A2 |
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The Quill, Sint Eustatius |
Netherlands Antilles |
A2 |
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Tintamarre |
St Martin (to France) |
A2, A4ii, B4i |
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Valley Church Bay |
Antigua and Barbuda |
A1, A2, B4i |
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Vieques |
Puerto Rico (to USA) |
A2, B4i |
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Wallings Forest |
Antigua and Barbuda |
A1, A2 |
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Woodford |
Grenada |
A1, A2 |
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Woodlands |
Grenada |
A1, A2 |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Caribbean Islands |
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks And Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands - British, Virgin Islands - U.S. |
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Volume 159, Number 4, 757-766 (2009) Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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