Purple-throated Mountain-gem hovering at Curi-Cancha

Curi-Cancha Wildlife Refuge, near Monteverde, Costa Rica (August 2012)

Variable Mountain-gem comprising Chestnut-bellied Mountain-gem, Purple-throated Mountain-gem (calolaemus), Grey-tailed Mountain-gem (cinereicauda), White-throated Mountain-gem (castaneoventris).

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Variable Mountain-gem / Internet Bird Collection
Purple-throated Mountain-gem / Bird Forum
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Lampornis calolaemus
BirdLife International / Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus

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