Lampornis (Mountain-gems)

Genus

Mountain-gems

Lampornis

8 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

White-throated Mountain-gem

Lampornis castaneoventris

70–80% · Very likely

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Lampornis calolaemus

50–60% · Likely

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

Lampornis sybillae

30–40% · Possible

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Lampornis viridipallens

20–30% · Possible

Blue-throated Hummingbird

Lampornis clemenciae

10–20% · With luck

Gray-tailed Mountain-gem

Lampornis cinereicauda

0–10% · With luck

Amethyst-throated Hummingbird

Lampornis amethystinus

White-bellied Mountain-gem

Lampornis hemileucus

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

40–50

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

30–40

May

40–50

Jun

40–50

Jul

30–40

Aug

30–40

Sep

30–40

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mountain-gems

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	70–80%
	White-throated Mountain-gem			70–80%
	Purple-throated Mountain-gem			0–10%
	White-bellied Mountain-gem			<5%
2	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Purple-throated Mountain-gem			50–60%
	White-bellied Mountain-gem			<5%
3	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	50–60%
	White-throated Mountain-gem			40–50%
	Purple-throated Mountain-gem			0–10%
	Gray-tailed Mountain-gem			0–10%
	White-bellied Mountain-gem			<5%
4	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Purple-throated Mountain-gem			40–50%
	White-bellied Mountain-gem			<5%
5	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	30–40%
	Green-breasted Mountain-gem			30–40%
	Amethyst-throated Hummingbird			<5%
6	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	White-throated Mountain-gem			20–30%
	Gray-tailed Mountain-gem			Insufficient data
	Purple-throated Mountain-gem			Insufficient data
7	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	20–30%
	Green-throated Mountain-gem			20–30%
8	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3	10–20%
	White-throated Mountain-gem			10–20%
	Purple-throated Mountain-gem			<5%
	White-bellied Mountain-gem			<5%
9	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Blue-throated Hummingbird			10–20%
	Amethyst-throated Hummingbird			<5%
10	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Blue-throated Hummingbird			10–20%
11	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	0–10%
	Green-throated Mountain-gem			0–10%
	Amethyst-throated Hummingbird			Insufficient data
12	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Purple-throated Mountain-gem			0–10%
	White-bellied Mountain-gem			<5%
13	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Purple-throated Mountain-gem			0–10%
14	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Blue-throated Hummingbird			0–10%
15	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Purple-throated Mountain-gem			<5%
	White-bellied Mountain-gem			<5%
16	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Purple-throated Mountain-gem			<5%
17	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Purple-throated Mountain-gem			<5%
	White-bellied Mountain-gem			<5%
18	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Green-throated Mountain-gem			Insufficient data
19	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Green-throated Mountain-gem			Insufficient data