Birds of Costa Rica

    APODIFORMES: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)  
Genus: Lampornis (4 species, 8 worldwide)


Purple-throated Mountaingem
Purple-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis calolaemus) Male
Poas Volcano Lodge, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Purple-throated Mountaingem
Purple-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis calolaemus) Female
Monteverde, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Grey-tailed Mountaingem. Female similar, but this species has a greener tail.
Alt. photo.

White-throated Mountaingem
White-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis castaneoventris) Male
Parque Nacional de la Amistad, Guadalupe, Panama  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

White-throated Mountaingem
White-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis castaneoventris) Female
Parque Nacional de la Amistad, Guadalupe, Panama  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Split with the Grey-tailed Mountaingem. The White-throated is mostly in Panama and the male has a dark blue tail (not seen well here).
Perched.

Grey-tailed Mountaingem
Grey-tailed Mountaingem (Lampornis cinereicauda) Male
Savegre Valley, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Don Faulkner     Copyright and usage info

Split from the White-throated Mountaingem. The Grey-tailed is mostly in Costa Rica, while the White-throated is in Panama. The male has a grey (and not dark blue) tail. Female very similar to Purple-throated Mountaingem, but that species has a greener tail.

White-bellied Mountaingem
White-bellied Mountaingem (Lampornis hemileucus) Male
Mirador Cinchona, Vara Blanca, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

White-bellied Mountaingem
White-bellied Mountaingem (Lampornis hemileucus) Female
Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.



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