White-bellied Mountain-gem

Status: Uncommon Resident
Size: Small/medium-sized Hummingbird (9 - 10 cm)
IUCN Red-List Status: Least Concern
Stratum: Understory, Mid Canopy
Life Zone(s): Lower Montane, Montane

TAXONOMIC TREE: Caprimulgiformes, Trochilidae, Lampornis hemileucus

**Costa Rica Near-Endemic**

@ Galeria de Colibrí y Soda Cinchona, Alajuela, Costa Rica

The White-bellied Mountain-gem (Lampornis hemileucus) is a medium-sized hummingbird, male mostly green above with purple throat, thin white line behind eye, and bright white belly. Female not quite as colorful but still unique with white belly and line behind eye; she has a spotted throat. A forest hummingbird that also comes out to edges and gardens.

White-bellied Mountain-gem Distribution Map (from eBird)

PHOTO GALLERY

@ Galeria de Colibrí y Soda Cinchona, Alajuela, Costa Rica

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*Some of this website's species' photos (all taken by me) may have been taken in other nearby countries.