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Seeing Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem in Guatemala
with CAYAYA BIRDING

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem in in flight
A male Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis amethystinus in the highlands of Guatemala.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis amethystinus, formerly known as Amethyst-throated AHummingbird, lives in the highlands of Mexico and northern Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras). Extralimital records include documented observations in Texas, USA and in Quebec, Canada (Bryan & Floyd 2017, Denault et al. 2017).

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem habitat in Guatemala
Oak-dominated, high-elevation cloud forest, habitat of Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem in the highlands of Guatemala.

In Guatemala, Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem occurs in forested areas mainly above 2000 m (6560 ft). It is one of the common hummingbirds in high-elevation cloud forests, pine-oak, and coniferous forests.

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Photographs of Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem seen during CAYAYA BIRDING tours in Guatemala

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Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem male
A male Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis amethystinus in a cloud forest in the Guatemalan highlands.

Contributions by Knut Eisermann and Claudia Avendaño of CAYAYA BIRDING to the knowledge about Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

  • Eisermann, K., C. Avendaño & P. Tanimoto (2013). Birds of the Cerro El Amay Important Bird Area, Quiché, Guatemala. Cotinga 35: 81-93.
  • Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2009) Guatemala. Pp. 235-242 In: C. Devenish, D. F. Diaz Fernández, R. P. Clay, I. Davidson & I. Y. Zabala (eds.) Important Bird Areas Americas, priority sites for biodiversity conservation. BirdLife Conservation Series 16. Birdlife International, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2009) Conservation priority-setting in Guatemala through the identification of Important Bird Areas. Proceedings of the Fourth International Partners in Flight Conference, Tundra to Tropics: 315-327.
  • Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2007) Lista comentada de las aves de Guatemala - Annotated checklist of the birds of Guatemala. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2006) Diversidad de aves en Guatemala, con una lista bibliográfica. Pp. 525-623 In: E. Cano (ed.) Biodiversidad de Guatemala, Vol. 1. Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala.
  • Eisermann, K. & U. Schulz (2005) Birds of a high-altitude cloud forest in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Revista de Biología Tropical 53: 577-594.
  • More about our bird research in Guatemala.

References

Bryan, K. B. & Floyd, C. O. 2017. First U.S. record of Lampornis amethystinus, the Amethyst-throated Hummingbird. North American Birds 70: 12-16.

Denault, S., Barden, O. & Savard, G. 2017. An Amethyst-throated Hummingbird, Lampornis amethystinus, in Québec. North American Birds 70: 6-11.

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