Doctor bird

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The Doctor bird is a distinctive species of hummingbird, notable for its long tail feathers and iridescent plumage, that serves as a national symbol of Jamaica.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Doctor bird canonical 2
doctor bird 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf animal
bird
hummingbird
vertebrate
assessedBy IUCN
binomialName Trochilus
surface form: Trochilus polytmus
class Aves
commonName Doctor bird self-link
doctor-bird
swallow‑tail hummingbird
conservationStatus LeastConcern
countrySymbolOf Jamaica
diet nectar
smallInsects
endemicTo Jamaica
family Trochilidae
featuredIn JamaicanFolklore
featuredOn Jamaica
surface form: JamaicanPostageStamps
flightCapability backwardFlight
hovering
foundIn JamaicanHillForests
Jamaica
surface form: JamaicanLowlands
genus Trochilus
habitat forestEdges
gardens
woodlands
hasBillType slenderCurvedBill
hasIridescentPlumage true
hasLongTailFeathers true
kingdom Animalia
maleHasLongTailStreamers true
nationalBirdOf Jamaica
nativeTo Caribbean
nestType cupShapedNest
order Apodiformes
phylum Chordata
pollinationRole pollinatorOfFlowers
primaryFoodSource flowerNectar
reproduction eggLaying
sexualDimorphism present
symbolizes JamaicanNationalIdentity
beauty
freedom
taxonRank species

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jamaica nationalSymbol Doctor bird
Doctor bird commonName Doctor bird self-link
JamaicanHillForests providesHabitatFor Doctor bird
this entity surface form: doctor bird