Adult male © Fernando Burgalin Sequeria eBird S71125041 Macaulay Library ML 247801181
Adult female © Blair Dudeck
Adult male © John van Dort
Adult male © John van Dort
Adult male © Angus Pritchard
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Immature male © Jeff Hapeman

Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus

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Identification

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Stunning medium-sized hummingbird. Male shows bright purple throat, blue crown, and white line behind eye. Female not quite as colorful but still striking: bright buffy underparts with black cheek and white line behind eye. She is very similar to female White-bellied Mountain-gem but has greener tail; only safely identified with a good view. A forest hummingbird of middle elevations that also comes out to edges and gardens, visits feeders.

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