page_title: List of birds of Dominica
section_title: Hummingbirds
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Dominica / Hummingbirds
caption_attribution_description: English: Purple-throated Carib hummingbird (Eulampis jugularis), female, photographed in its natural habitat in the Morne Diablotins National Park in Dominica. Guide was local expert 'Dr Birdy' Bertrand Baptiste.
context_page_description: The avifauna of Dominica, a Caribbean island nation, included a total of 196 species according to Bird Checklists of the World as of December 2019. Of them, two are endemic, six have been introduced by humans, and 122 are rare or accidental. One species has been extirpated.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories of occurrence.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Dominica
  Endemic - a species endemic to Dominica
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced by humans either directly to Dominica or elsewhere in the New World
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Dominica although populations exist elsewhere
context_section_description: Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Trochilidae
  Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards.
  Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis
  Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus
  Blue-headed hummingbird, Cyanophaia bicolor
  Antillean crested hummingbird, Orthorhyncus cristatus
caption: Purple-throated carib in Morne Diablotins National Park.
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