Green-throated Mango

Sighting
Green-throated Mango was only seen twice on both occasions at the entrance to the Caroni Swamp. The photo is poor and against a grey background near the dock where we caught the boat for the trip into the swamp.

Species
Green-throated Mango Anthracothorax viridigula is a monotypic species which breeds from north eastern Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas south to north easterm Brazil.

Status and Distribution
It is a species of least concern with an unknown and decreasing population in its range along the north east coastal region of south America. It is uncommon in Trinidad in mangroves and cultivation and absent from Tobago.

References
BirdLife; Wikipedia; World Bird Names; Kenefick, M., Restall, R., and Hayes, F. (2015) Birds of Trinidad and Tobago, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 164.

Photograph
It was photographed at 1/1000th of a second at f5.6 and ISO 800 with spot metering and overexposed by 3 stops!