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title: "White-throated Mountain-gem"
description: "Lampornis castaneoventris — Birds. The white-throated mountaingem or white-throated mountain-gem (Lampornis castaneoventris) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Lampornithini of subfamily Trochilinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-throated-mountain-gem
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-throated Mountain-gem

> Lampornis castaneoventris — Birds. The white-throated mountaingem or white-throated mountain-gem (Lampornis castaneoventris) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Lampornithini of subfamily Trochilinae.

- Scientific name: *Lampornis castaneoventris*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 1663
- Wikidata: [Q838355](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q838355)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5831](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5831)

## Names

- en: White-throated Mountain-gem
- de: Weißkehlnymphe
- es: Colibrí ventricastaño
- fr: Colibri à ventre châtain
- pl: Malachicik białogardły

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1314), PA (161)

## Summary

The white-throated mountaingem or white-throated mountain-gem (Lampornis castaneoventris) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Lampornithini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and Panama.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_mountaingem

## Photo

![White-throated Mountain-gem](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-throated-mountain-gem/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103362521

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-throated-mountain-gem?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).