We can ID this hummingbird as a Purple-throated Carib as follows:
- Head, nape, back and what we can of the belly are black.
- Wings are iridescent turquoise.
- Bill is long and very down curved.
- Unfortunately we cannot see its throat.
The Purple-throated Carib is a Lesser Antillean endemic known to most islands.
The Purple-throated Carib is a new species to our eBird Photographic Life List. Our eBird Life List now stands at 1,123.
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