Lampornithini
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Lampornithini is one of the three tribes that make up the subfamily Trochilinae in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. The other two tribes in the subfamily are Mellisugini and Trochilini.
Purple throated Mountain gem La Paz Costa Rica MG 1918
Monograph Trochi 2Goul 0078
Hylonympha macrocerca
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Mountaingem
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Mountaingems are a genus of hummingbirds, Lampornis, which inhabit mountainous regions from the south-western United States to the Isthmus of Panama.
Lampornithini
…the subfamily are Mellisugini (bees) and Trochilini (emeralds). The informal name "mountain gems" has been proposed for this group. The largest genus Lampornis contains eight species with "mountaingem" in their common name. The tribe contains 18 species divided into 7 genera. A molecular phylogenetic study of…
Purple throated mountaingem female
Lampornis viridipallens 78744441
Lampornis viridipallens 10004781
Lampornis sybillae