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Caribs
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Caribs

Eulampis

The caribs are a genus, Eulampis, of hummingbirds in the Trochilidae family. The genus contains two species, both of which are endemic to the islands of the Caribbean. The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek word eulampēs meaning 'bright shining'.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Green-throated Carib

speciesEulampis holosericeus

Purple-throated Carib

speciesEulampis jugularis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 6426.