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title: "Talamanca Hummingbird"
description: "Eugenes spectabilis — Vogels. The Talamanca hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis) or admirable hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the \"mountain gems\", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/talamanca-hummingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Talamanca Hummingbird

> Eugenes spectabilis — Vogels. The Talamanca hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis) or admirable hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae.

- Scientific name: *Eugenes spectabilis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 2640
- Wikidata: [Q21197421](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21197421)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558478](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558478)

## Names

- en: Talamanca Hummingbird
- de: Glitzerbrillantkolibri
- es: Colibrí magnífico de Talamanca
- fr: Colibri admirable
- pl: Ametyścik wspaniały

## Countries with the most observations

CR (2247), PA (265)

## Summary

The Talamanca hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis) or admirable hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

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

## Photo

![Talamanca Hummingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/talamanca-hummingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/239470741

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/talamanca-hummingbird?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).