Hummingbirds

Green-throated Mountaingem

Lampornis viridipallens

The Green-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis viridipallens) is a 5.3 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

5.3 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua.

Where to see it: PN Los Volcanes · Sector Cerro Verde (El Salvador); RNP Chajbaoc (Guatemala); Finca Rubel Chaim (acceso restringido) (Guatemala); RNP Los Tarrales · sendero La Rinconada (Guatemala); Reserva Natural Privada Luna del Puente (Honduras).

Photo: (c) Fernando Bautista, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist