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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 - 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''' | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[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]] | |
| + | 122 mm / 5 in Long<br /> | ||
| + | • Medium size<br /> | ||
| + | • Same size and shape appearance as all other members of genus Lampornis<br /> | ||
| + | • Bill is black and straight<br /> | ||
| + | • Iris dark shade of brown<br /> | ||
| + | • Dark brown toes and lower leg<br /> | ||
| + | • Bottom of feet light shade of flesh<br /> | ||
| + | • Dark feathers covering ears (auriculars) <br /> | ||
| + | • Long, white stripe angling down behind the eyes<br /> | ||
| + | • Difference in appearance between female and male<br /> | ||
| + | • Male's breast and upper portion is green, belly is a dark shade of gray with white throat.<br /> | ||
| + | • Female is green upper, underneath is shades of reddish-brown<br />. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Western [[Panama]] | + | Western [[Panama]] and southern [[Costa Rica]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | Two subspecies recognized, sometimes split into two species. | |
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| + | [[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 | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:White-throated_or_Variable_Mountain_Gem.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Cedric+K|Cedric K}}<br />[[Panama]]]] | |
| + | Settled areas, planted areas in those settlements, close to and in the edge of forests and shrub areas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| + | A typical nest is placed 1-3 meters/3-10 ft above the ground in a bush, or similar structure, at the forest edge or field. | ||
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| + | The nest is a rounded cup shape made of fine plant fibers and moss-like material on the outer portion. | ||
| − | The | + | The number of eggs laid, their color and size, and other data concerning reproduction is not available in a published form. |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Bugs, nectar and hummingbird feeders | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Juárez-Jovel, R. C. (2020). White-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis castaneoventris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.wtmgem1.01 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Lampornis+castaneoventris}} | + | {{GSearch|Lampornis+castaneoventris Use castaneoventris to}} |
| − | + | {{GSearch|Lampornis+cinereicauda Use cinereicauda to}} | |
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Lampornis]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Lampornis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:52, 8 January 2021
Alternative name: Variable Mountain Gem
- Lampornis castaneoventris
Includes: Gray-tailed Mountain-gem
Identification
122 mm / 5 in Long
• Medium size
• Same size and shape appearance as all other members of genus Lampornis
• Bill is black and straight
• Iris dark shade of brown
• Dark brown toes and lower leg
• Bottom of feet light shade of flesh
• Dark feathers covering ears (auriculars)
• Long, white stripe angling down behind the eyes
• Difference in appearance between female and male
• Male's breast and upper portion is green, belly is a dark shade of gray with white throat.
• Female is green upper, underneath is shades of reddish-brown
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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
Settled areas, planted areas in those settlements, close to and in the edge of forests and shrub areas.
Behaviour
Breeding
A typical nest is placed 1-3 meters/3-10 ft above the ground in a bush, or similar structure, at the forest edge or field.
The nest is a rounded cup shape made of fine plant fibers and moss-like material on the outer portion.
The number of eggs laid, their color and size, and other data concerning reproduction is not available in a published form.
Diet
Bugs, nectar and hummingbird feeders
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/
- Juárez-Jovel, R. C. (2020). White-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis castaneoventris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.wtmgem1.01
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
