Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Lampornis amethystinus Swainson, 1827

Spanish: Colibrí Garganta Amatista · IOC: Amethyst-throated mountaingem

The Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis amethystinus) is a hummingbird in the subfamily Trochilinae (mountain gems, bees and emeralds), tribe Lampornithini (mountain gems). It weighs about 5.2 g and its bill is 24.6 mm long. It lives in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Its IUCN Red List status is Least concern, with a decreasing population.

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At a glance

Weight

5.2 g, about 5 paperclips

Bill

24.6 mm

Lives in

Forest

Moves

Stays put all year

Red List status

Least concern, decreasing

Its place in the family

1. Family Trochilidae hummingbirds
2. Subfamily Trochilinae mountain gems, bees and emeralds
3. Tribe Lampornithini mountain gems
4. Genus Lampornis mountain-gems

What Lampornis share: Live in highland forests from the southwestern United States to Panama.

Where it lives · 5 countries

• Mexico
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• El Salvador
• Canada rare visitor

Others in the genus Lampornis

• Green-breasted Mountain-gem Lampornis sybillae
• Blue-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis clemenciae
• Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens
• White-bellied Mountain-gem Lampornis hemileucus
• Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus
• White-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis castaneoventris

Sources

Names: eBird/Clements Checklist (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), IOC World Bird List. Groups: Dickinson & Remsen (2013) and McGuire et al. (2014). Weight, bill, habitat and movement: AVONET (Tobias et al. 2022, CC BY 4.0). Countries: BirdLife International DataZone, checked against eBird records via GBIF. Red List status and trend: BirdLife International, the IUCN Red List authority for birds.

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