PURPLE-THROATED CARIB, COROSSOL, GUADALOUPE NATIONAL PARK, PETIT-BOURG, GUADALOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE, 3/13/2024

   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.