GK
SOBRIQUETS
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Jamaica
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Trinidad
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Barbados
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -“There are documents going back to the 1800s describing Trinidad and Tobago as the Land of the Hummingbird.
Detailed explanation-2: -Trinidad is sometimes referred to as the “Land of the Hummingbird” because 18 different species of hummingbird have been recorded on the island. “Land of the Hummingbird” is also believed to have been the Amerindian name for Trinidad.
Detailed explanation-3: -Trinidad, the land of humming birds.
Detailed explanation-4: -Trinidad is home to 18 species of hummingbirds – we are all envious of this diversity! Aliya Hosein shares a folk tale of the role these birds played in the creation of one of Trinidad’s natural wonders-The Pitch Lake-and also some amazing natural history facts about these tiny but mighty birds.
Detailed explanation-5: -Cocricos are known for sounding a loud, grating chorus at dawn and dusk. The sound is a raucous cocricó repeated several times, hence the name of the bird. The Scarlet Ibis and the Cocrico are only two of over 400 species of birds recorded in Trinidad and Tobago.