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'''Alternative name: Variable Mountain Gem''' | '''Alternative name: Variable Mountain Gem''' | ||
| − | [[File:Grey-tailed_Mountain_Gem_AA.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male | + | [[File:Grey-tailed_Mountain_Gem_AA.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male - Grey-tailed Mountain-gem<br />Photo © by {{user|Andy+Adcock|Andy Adcock}}<br />San Gerardo Valley, [[Costa Rica]], 3 April 2017]] |
;[[: Category:Lampornis|Lampornis]] castaneoventris | ;[[: Category:Lampornis|Lampornis]] castaneoventris | ||
'''Includes: Gray-tailed Mountain-gem''' | '''Includes: Gray-tailed Mountain-gem''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | [[Image:White-throated_Mountain-gem_Lavaty.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female subspecies | + | [[Image:White-throated_Mountain-gem_Lavaty.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female subspecies ''cinereicauda''<br />Photo by {{user|Peacefrog2|Greg Lavaty}} <br />Talamanca, [[Costa Rica]], January 2009]] |
10.5 cm. Bronze-green upperparts and underparts, brilliant green crown, white throat and blue tail, short, slightly curved black bill. The female lacks the bright crown and throat, and has rich cinnamon underparts. Young birds resemble the female but have buff fringes to the upperparts plumage. | 10.5 cm. Bronze-green upperparts and underparts, brilliant green crown, white throat and blue tail, short, slightly curved black bill. The female lacks the bright crown and throat, and has rich cinnamon underparts. Young birds resemble the female but have buff fringes to the upperparts plumage. | ||
Revision as of 14:45, 8 January 2021
Alternative name: Variable Mountain Gem
- Lampornis castaneoventris
Includes: Gray-tailed Mountain-gem
Identification
10.5 cm. Bronze-green upperparts and underparts, brilliant green crown, white throat and blue tail, short, slightly curved black bill. The female lacks the bright crown and throat, and has rich cinnamon underparts. Young birds resemble the female but have buff fringes to the upperparts plumage.
Distribution
Western Panama and southern Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized, sometimes split into two species.
Purple-throated Mountain-gem has in the past been included in this species.
Subspecies
- L. c. castaneoventris in the montane forests of extreme western Panama - White-throated Mountain-gem
- L. c. cinereicauda in southern Costa Rica (Cordillera de Talamanca) - Gray-tailed Mountain-gem
Habitat
Montane evergreen forest.
Behaviour
Breeding
The female builds a deep plant-fibre cup nest high in a scrub, small tree or vine. 2 white eggs are laid and incubated by the female for 15-19 days; the young fledge in another 20-26 days.
Diet
The diet includes nectar and small insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-throated Mountain-gem. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Mountain-gem
