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Amethyst-throated Hummingbird
Lampornis amethystinus Swainson, 1827
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The amethyst-throated mountaingem (Lampornis amethystinus), also called amethyst-throated mountain-gem or amethyst-throated hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in tribe Lampornithini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
Wikipedia contributors, Amethyst-throated mountaingem; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:04:39.998922+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lampornis amethystinus Swainson, 1827
- Name authority
- Swainson, 1827
- Common name
- Amethyst-throated Hummingbird
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Genus
- Lampornis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- subfamilyTrochilinae
- genusLampornis Swainson, 1827
- speciesLampornis amethystinus Swainson, 1827
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lampornis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemus (Salvin, 1865) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventris (Gould, 1851) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-throated HummingbirdLampornis clemenciae (R. Lesson, 1830) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucus (Salvin, 1865) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-breasted Mountain-gemLampornis sybillae (Salvin & Godman, 1892) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-tailed MountaingemLampornis cinereicauda (Lawrence, 1867) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-throated Mountain-gemLampornis viridipallens (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=555187 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6NVN3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.