White-throated Mountain-gem
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White-throated Mountain-gem

Lampornis castaneoventris

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at La Amistad International Park (Panama)

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

2,197 Verified sightings at La Amistad International Park (Panama) From 2019 to 2026
18,339 In all 5 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-throated Mountain-gem

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.

The white-throated mountaingem was formally described in 1851 by the English ornithologist John Gould based on a specimen collected by the Polish botanist Józef Warszewicz at an altidude of 1,800 m (6,000 ft) in the Cordillera de Chiriquí of western Panama. Gould coined the binomial name Trichilus castaneoventris where the specific epithet combines the Latin castaneus meaning "chestnut-brown" with venter, ventris meaning "belly". The white-throated mountaingem is now one of seven species placed in the genus Lampornis that was introduced in 1827 by the English zoologist William Swainson.

Two subspecies are recognised: The subspecies L. c. cinereicauda has sometimes been considered a separate species, the gray-tailed mountaingem. In 1999 Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann in the Handbook of Birds of... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:24

Panama · 2015

© Peter Boesman · XC271344 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~80%
2 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~70%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
4 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%

Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)

Purple-throated Mountain-gem
LC

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lampornis calolaemus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
White-bellied Mountain-gem
LC

White-bellied Mountain-gem

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lampornis hemileucus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazilia tzacatl

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Lesser Violetear

Lesser Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri cyanotus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Violet Sabrewing
LC

Violet Sabrewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campylopterus hemileucurus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Scintillant Hummingbird
LC

Scintillant Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus scintilla

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
LC

Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saucerottia edward

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Stripe-throated Hermit
LC

Stripe-throated Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis striigularis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
LC

Violet-crowned Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania colombica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eupherusa eximia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Talamanca Hummingbird
LC

Talamanca Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eugenes spectabilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Green Hermit
LC

Green Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis guy

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-throated Mountain-gem in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Mountain-gem sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 2,197 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 657 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-throated Mountain-gem in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

February

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Mountain-gem in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against about 10% in September to December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a White-throated Mountain-gem?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-throated Mountain-gem sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where does the White-throated Mountain-gem sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-throated Mountain-gem is recorded against all the birds logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (2,197 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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