Birds of Costa Rica


Purple-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis calolaemus) Male Poas Volcano Lodge, Costa Rica
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Purple-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis calolaemus) Female Monteverde, Costa Rica
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Compare to Grey-tailed Mountaingem. Female similar, but this species has a greener tail.
Alt. photo.


White-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis castaneoventris) Male Parque Nacional de la Amistad, Guadalupe, Panama
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


White-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis castaneoventris) Female Parque Nacional de la Amistad, Guadalupe, Panama
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Split with the Grey-tailed Mountaingem. The White-throated is mostly in Panama and the male has a dark blue tail (not seen well here).
Perched.


Grey-tailed Mountaingem (Lampornis cinereicauda) Male Savegre Valley, Costa Rica
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Split from the White-throated Mountaingem. The Grey-tailed is mostly in Costa Rica, while the White-throated is in Panama. The male has a grey (and not dark blue) tail. Female very similar to Purple-throated Mountaingem, but that species has a greener tail.


White-bellied Mountaingem (Lampornis hemileucus) Male Mirador Cinchona, Vara Blanca, Costa Rica
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


White-bellied Mountaingem (Lampornis hemileucus) Female Costa Rica
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.