Gray-tailed Mountain-gem
Lampornis cinereicauda
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusLampornis (Mountain-gems)
- SpeciesLampornis cinereicauda (Gray-tailed Mountain-gem)
About the Gray-tailed Mountain-gem
The white-throated mountaingem or white-throated mountain-gem (Lampornis castaneoventris) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Lampornithini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and Panama.
The white-throated mountaingem was formally described in 1851 by the English ornithologist John Gould based on a specimen collected by the Polish botanist Józef Warszewicz at an altidude of 1,800 m (6,000 ft) in the Cordillera de Chiriquí of western Panama. Gould coined the binomial name Trichilus castaneoventris where the specific epithet combines the Latin castaneus meaning "chestnut-brown" with venter, ventris meaning "belly". The white-throated mountaingem is now one of seven species placed in the genus Lampornis that was introduced in 1827 by the English zoologist William Swainson.
Two subspecies are recognised: L. c. cinereicauda (Lawrence, GN, 1867) – southern Costa Rica (Cordillera de Talamanca) L. c. castaneoventris (Gould, J, 1851) – montane forest of far western Panama The subspecies L. c. cinereicauda has sometimes been considered a separate species, the gray-tailed mountaingem. In 1999 Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann in the Handbook of Birds of... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Gray-tailed Mountain-gem in Los Quetzales National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray-tailed Mountain-gem in Los Quetzales National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-tailed Mountain-gem sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray-tailed Mountain-gem in Los Quetzales National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Gray-tailed Mountain-gem in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.