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| − | [[Image:Purple-throated Mountain-gem 2 female Costa Rica SJ.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br /> Heredia Province. [[Costa Rica]], March, 2006]] | + | [[Image:Purple-throated Mountain-gem 2 female Costa Rica SJ.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Female; Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br /> Heredia Province. [[Costa Rica]], March, 2006]] |
;[[: Category:Lampornis|Lampornis]] calolaemus | ;[[: Category:Lampornis|Lampornis]] calolaemus | ||
'''Alternative name(s): Purple-throated Mountaingem''' | '''Alternative name(s): Purple-throated Mountaingem''' | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Nicaragua]] to [[Panama]] | [[Nicaragua]] to [[Panama]] | ||
| − | [[Image:Purple-throated_Mountaingem_Male_by_jim_crosswell.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male | + | [[Image:Purple-throated_Mountaingem_Male_by_jim_crosswell.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male; Photo by {{user|Jim+Crosswell|Jim Crosswell}}<br />[[Costa Rica]], February 2007]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Two subspecies are recognized, ''calolaemus'' and ''pectoralis''; the scientific name has sometimes been given as ''Lampornis calolaema''. Purple-throated Mountain-gem has in the past been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Oreopyra|Oreopyra]]''. Some authorities consider Purple-throated Mountain-gem a part of [[White-throated Mountain-gem]]. | Two subspecies are recognized, ''calolaemus'' and ''pectoralis''; the scientific name has sometimes been given as ''Lampornis calolaema''. Purple-throated Mountain-gem has in the past been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Oreopyra|Oreopyra]]''. Some authorities consider Purple-throated Mountain-gem a part of [[White-throated Mountain-gem]]. | ||
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- Lampornis calolaemus
Alternative name(s): Purple-throated Mountaingem
Identification
Similar species
White-throated Mountain-Gem: female can probably not be safely separated in the field.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized, calolaemus and pectoralis; the scientific name has sometimes been given as Lampornis calolaema. Purple-throated Mountain-gem has in the past been placed in genus Oreopyra. Some authorities consider Purple-throated Mountain-gem a part of White-throated Mountain-gem.
Habitat
Cloud forest.
Behaviour
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