Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Orthorhyncus cristatus

Description:

The Antillean Crested Hummingbird is one of the few hummingbirds with a crest, for which it has been named. The plumage is mostly dark, with green, blue and purple iridescence on the head, back, sides and the wings. The male's underside is blackish, while the female's under plumage is pale. Juveniles look similar to the adult female

Habitat:

Along trail on Jost Van Dyke Island.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

British Virgin Islands

Spotted on Mar 19, 2015
Submitted on Apr 21, 2015

Related Spottings

Antillean Crested Hummingbird Antillean Crested Hummingbird Antillean crested hummingbird Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Nearby Spottings

Zenaida Dove Cloudless Sulphur Gray Kingbird Termite nest
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team