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Purple-throated Mountain Gem (Lampornis calamus), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Costa Rica
photographs by Jon Nichols
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Purple-throated Mountain Gem (Lampornis calamus), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Costa Rica
photographs by Jon Nichols
Grey-tailed Mountain Gem Lampornis cinereicauda
A hummingbird endemic to Costa Rica. Males typically feed at epiphyte plants in the forest interior while females more often feed in shrubby areas. Males are territorial, defending flower patches.
Least Concern
image by Carroll Perkins
Mountaingem (Lampornis) runoff
Which is the best bird?
Gray-tailed mountaingem
Purple-throated mountaingem
Lampornis clemenciae by Erik Wahlgren
Purple-throated Mountain Gem (Lampornis calamus), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Costa Rica
photograph by Jimmy Fdez
Purple-throated Mountain Gem (Lampornis calamus), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Costa Rica
photograph by Yeray Seminario
Grey-tailed Mountaingem (Lampornis cinereicauda), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Costa Rica
photograph by Charlie Jackson
Purple-throated Mountain Gem (Lampornis calamus), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Costa Rica
photograph by Jadwiga Dabrowski