Purple-throated Mountaingem
Lampornis calolaemus(Salvin, O, 1865)
English (US) Purple-throated Mountaingem
The Purple-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis calolaemus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Lampornis calolaemus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple-throated Mountaingem
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1865)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Lampornis calolaemus pectoralis
- Lampornis calolaemus calolaemus
- Lampornis calolaemus homogenes
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Oreopyra calolaema
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1865)
- Type locality
- 'Volcan de Cartago' i.e. Volcan de Irazii, Costa Rica.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864, pt.3 p.584
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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