---
title: "Green-throated Carib"
description: "Eulampis holosericeus — Birds. The green-throated carib (Eulampis holosericeus) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/green-throated-carib
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Green-throated Carib

> Eulampis holosericeus — Birds. The green-throated carib (Eulampis holosericeus) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae.

- Scientific name: *Eulampis holosericeus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1169
- Wikidata: [Q1059558](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1059558)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6427](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6427)

## Names

- en: Green-throated Carib
- de: Blaustern-Antillenkolibri
- es: Colibrí caribeño gorjiverde
- fr: Colibri falle-vert
- pl: Antylak szmaragdowy

## Countries with the most observations

PR (271), VI (147), MQ (119), LC (94), GP (91), AG (73), DM (59), BB (47), BL (31), AI (19), MF (19), SX (15)

## Summary

The green-throated carib (Eulampis holosericeus) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae. It is found in Puerto Rico and most of the Lesser Antilles.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-throated_carib

## Photo

![Green-throated Carib](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-throated-carib/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193332219

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-throated-carib?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).