Purple-throated Mountaingem

Lampornis calolaemus (Salvin, 1865)

Purple-throated Mountaingem, Lampornis calolaemus, is a hummingbird of Middle America, breeding from southern Nicaragua to western Panama. It belongs to the family Trochilidae and was described by Salvin in 1865. It lives in humid montane evergreen forest and cloudforest, especially on steep slopes and broken ground. The species is marked by a medium-length straight black bill, a pale stripe behind the eye, and a fairly long tail. Males have a violet or purple throat patch, while females show tawny yellow underparts and a mostly blackish face.

Order

Apodiformes

Family

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Breeding range

Middle America: s Nicaragua to w Panama