Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens Scientific name definitions
Thomas Züchner and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1999
Text last updated January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí de gorja escatosa |
| Czech | kolibřík salvadorský |
| Dutch | Groenkeeljuweelkolibrie |
| English | Green-throated Mountain-gem |
| English (United States) | Green-throated Mountain-gem |
| French | Colibri vert-d'eau |
| French (France) | Colibri vert-d'eau |
| German | Grünkehlnymphe |
| Japanese | アオノドシロメジリハチドリ |
| Norwegian | flekkstrupejuvel |
| Polish | malachicik zielonogardły |
| Russian | Зеленогорлый солнечник |
| Serbian | Zelenogrli planinski kolibri |
| Slovak | medovec zelenohrdlý |
| Spanish | Colibrí Gorjiescamoso |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Colibrí Garganta Verde |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colibrí Garganta Verde |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí gorjiescamoso |
| Swedish | grönstrupig bergsjuvel |
| Turkish | Yeşil Gerdanlı Dağmücevheri |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-самоцвіт зеленогорлий |
Lampornis viridipallens (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus Viridi-Pallens
Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846. Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, d'Agriculture et d'Industrie 9, p.321.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Coban, Vera Paz, Guatemala.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LAMPORNIS
- viridipallens
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
Introduction
These fairly large hummingbirds have a striking white eye stripe above a dark cheek patch. The white throat of both sexes is speckled blue or green on male but plain on the female. Green-throated Mountain-gems live in humid evergreen and pine-oak forests and their edges where they forage at all levels and fan out their tails when feeding.
Field Identification
Systematics History
Editor's Note: This article requires further editing work to merge existing content into the appropriate Subspecies sections. Please bear with us while this update takes place.
Closely related to L. sybillae, with which has been considered conspecific. Races ovandensis and nubivagus weakly differentiated; perhaps better treated as synonyms of nominate. Proposed race connectens, known from single specimen from N El Salvador, falls within normal range of variation of nominate. Four subspecies currently recognized.Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Lampornis viridipallens amadoni Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Sierra Atravesada (SE Oaxaca), in S Mexico.
Lampornis viridipallens amadoni Rowley, 1968
PROTONYM:
Lampornis viridi-pallens amadoni
Rowley, 1968. Occasional Papers of the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology 1, p.2.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LAMPORNIS
- viridipallens
- amadoni / amadonis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Lampornis viridipallens ovandensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
highlands of SE Mexico (Chiapas) and NW Guatemala.
Lampornis viridipallens ovandensis (Brodkorb, 1939)
PROTONYM:
Oreopyra viridipallens ovandensis
Brodkorb, 1939. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan no.401, p.5.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mt. Ovando, 2100 meters, Chiapas.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LAMPORNIS
- viridipallens
- ovandensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Lampornis viridipallens viridipallens Scientific name definitions
Distribution
highlands of E Guatemala, extreme N El Salvador and W Honduras.
Lampornis viridipallens viridipallens (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus Viridi-Pallens
Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846. Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, d'Agriculture et d'Industrie 9, p.321.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Coban, Vera Paz, Guatemala.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LAMPORNIS
- viridipallens
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Lampornis viridipallens nubivagus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
El Salvador (Santa Ana Volcano).
Lampornis viridipallens nubivagus Dickey & Van Rossem, 1929
PROTONYM:
Lampornis viridipallens nubivagus
Dickey & Van Rossem, 1929. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 42, p.210.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Volcan Santa Ana, 7000 feet, Dept. Santa Ana, El Salvador.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LAMPORNIS
- viridipallens
- nubivagus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
Editor's Note: Additional distribution information for this taxon can be found in the 'Subspecies' article above. In the future we will develop a range-wide distribution article.
Habitat
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Presumed song a complex warble of squeaky notes and buzzy, gurgling trills, “tsee-tsee-glr-tsee-glr-tsee-glugluglugluglu-glr-glr-tsee”. Calls include a hard, buzzy “zzrrt”, a short “tsik” and high-pitched thin “see”.
Breeding
Conservation Status
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Green-throated Mountain-gem
