About Anthracothorax dominicus aurulentus (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801)
This is a description of the subspecies Anthracothorax dominicus aurulentus, the Hispaniolan mango. Hispaniolan mangoes measure 11.5 to 13.5 cm (4.5 to 5.3 in) in length. Males weigh 6.0 to 8.2 g (0.21 to 0.29 oz), while females weigh 4.0 to 7.0 g (0.14 to 0.25 oz). Adult males have shiny bronze-green upperparts. Their chin and throat are metallic green, and the rest of their underparts are velvety black with a bluish tinge. Their tail is mostly violet; the inner webs of the tail feathers are coppery, and the feather tips are blue-black. Females also have shiny bronze-green upperparts. Their underparts are grayish, lightening to pale white on the abdomen. The female tail is reddish violet with broad black marks near the end; the outermost tail feathers have white tips. Juvenile Hispaniolan mangoes are thought to resemble females, but have a black line running down the center of the underparts. The Hispaniolan mango is distributed across Hispaniola and several of its small offshore islands. It lives in a range of both moist and dry landscapes, including clearings, gardens, shade coffee plantations, secondary forest, and coastal shrublands. It most commonly occurs below 1,500 m (4,900 ft), but can be found rarely at elevations as high as 2,600 m (8,500 ft).
