Purple-throated Mountain-gem
          
         
            
               Lampornis calolaemus
            
               (L 3.9-4.5" Wt 0.16-0.21 oz)
          
         
            
               At middle elevations...comes
               out to edges and gardens and
               feeders.
          
         
         
            
               Lampornis is Greek for bright
               bird; calolaemus is Greek for
               beautiful throat.
          
         
         
         
            
               © David L.
               Ross, Jr.
            
               Macaulay
               Library