Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
White-bellied Mountain-gem (Lampornis hemileucus) - HBW 5, p. 611
French: Colibri à gorge lilas
German: Veilchenkehlnymphe
Spanish: Colibrí Gorgivioleta
Taxonomy: Oreopyra hemileuca Salvin, 1865, Turrialba, Costa Rica.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Highlands on Caribbean slope from NC Costa Rica to W Panama.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male calling and displaying Locality Virgen del Socorro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 16 March 2002 6 years ago 12 sec 4.3 -
A dorsal view of a male perched. Locality Cinchona, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Richard Garrigues 3 July 2012 42 weeks ago 13 sec 4.3 -
A male at a feeder, and a male perched on a cable Locality Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Cagan H Sekercioglu 2004 8 years ago 18 sec 3.8 -
A female at a feeder Locality Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Cagan H Sekercioglu 2004 8 years ago 4 sec 2.5
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Male perched
Locality Bajos del Toro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Marc FASOL 19 August 2012 23 weeks ago 3.5 -
Adult female, seen front-on, sitting on a twig at Casa Kolibri. Scanned from a slide.
Locality Heredia Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Pia Öberg 6 March 2001 1 year ago 3.5 -
Adult male, seen from the side but looking into the camera and showing his beautiful bib at Casa Kolibri.
Locality Heredia Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Pia Öberg 6 March 2001 1 year ago 3.5
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