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Lampornis
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Mountaingems are a genus of hummingbirds, Lampornis, which inhabit mountainous regions from the south-western United States to the Isthmus of Panama.
Species
Blue-throated Mountain-gem
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderApodiformes
- FamilyTrochilidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 94
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Collections
- UMZC, MZFC-FC-UNAM, MVZ, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UCLA, CUMV
- Recorded in
- Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica
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Encyclopedic overview
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Mountaingems are a genus of hummingbirds, Lampornis, which inhabit mountainous regions from the south-western United States to the Isthmus of Panama.
These are medium-sized to large (10–13 cm) hummingbirds with shortish slightly curved black bills. The males typically have green upperparts and a brightly coloured throat, which is a dull colour in the female. The females of some species also may differ significantly from the males in other plumage features.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lampornis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.