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Purple-throated Mountain-gem (female)

Lampornis calolaemus

Description:

there were several Hummingbird feeders and a lot of Hummingbirds of different colors and sizes .

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis calolaemus Purple-throated Mountaingem


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3 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Than you bayucca for the ID

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Female. Endemic to Nicaragua and Costa Rica. There are still some discussions if Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda, the Gray-tailed Mountaingem is conspecific with Calolaemus. The females looks almost identical.

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Que bello y no pierde la mira excelente

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Apr 12, 2006
Submitted on Apr 3, 2012

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