Hummingbirds

Amethyst-throated Mountaingem

Lampornis amethystinus

The Amethyst-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis amethystinus) is a 5.2 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

5.2 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador.

Where to see it: Parque Ecológico El Haya (Mexico); Finca Rubel Chaim (acceso restringido) (Guatemala); RNP Los Tarrales · sendero La Rinconada (Guatemala); Zamorano Univ. · Campus Farms and River 740-815 masl (Honduras); Rancho Primavera (Mexico).

Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist