Hummingbirds

Purple-throated Mountaingem

Lampornis calolaemus

The Purple-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis calolaemus) is a 5.1 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

5.1 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua.

Where to see it: Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida Silvestre (Costa Rica); Rancho Naturalista (Costa Rica); Arenal Observatory Lodge (Costa Rica).

Photo: (c) Mike Baird, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist