The Doctor Bird is the common
name for the Swallow-Tail Hummingbird, the national bird of Jamaica. The
feathers have a shimmering emerald green and black colour, a trait which is
peculiar to this family of birds. The bird is able to fly backwards, this
causes the feathers to make a humming sound when it flies (giving this avian
family its common name of the hummingbird).
The
Doctor Bird is indigenous to Jamaica and is one of the most outstanding of the
320 species of humming birds. They are found mostly in closed forest wherever
there is flowering plants. However, it can also be seen in gardens and parks.
The bird's main source of nutrition is nectar from plants but it also eats
spiders and insects. Doctor Birds tend to feed frequently during the day time
and hibernate at night to conserve energy
Photographed at Rockland’s Bird
Sanctuary, Jamaica
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