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Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative name: Margaret's Hummingbird

Lampornis amethystinus
Artwork by CrimsonTopaz

Identification

Distribution

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.

Taxonomy

There is one nominal subspecies, L a amethystinus.

Habitat

Moist montanes.

Behaviour

The diet includes flowers of the Ipomoea hederifolia.

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