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Mangrove Hummingbird: Amazilia Boucardi
Body: It is 9.5-11 centimeters long and 4.5 grams, with beaks around 18 millimeters.
The male has a pale green crown and upper body, and bronze lower body with both colors on the tail. The female has a mainly white upper body with green spots on the sides and throat.
Behavior: It mainly feeds on nectar from the tea mangrove, but it also eats nectar from other plants and insects. Their eggs are laid between October and February, and the make cup-shaped nests in the tea mangrove a few meters from the water. Their nests are made out of fluff from the Balsa Tree, lichen, and cobwebs, and are incubated by the females.
Population: The Mangrove Hummingbird is endangered, with declining numbers. The most recent population count is between 2,500-10,000 birds. Legal and illegal habitat destruction, road, Salina, and shrimp pond construction, and burning for charcoal are among many threats to the Mangrove Hummingbird's natural habitat.