Amethyst-throated mountaingem
| Amethyst-throated mountaingem | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Lampornis |
| Species: | L. amethystinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lampornis amethystinus Swainson, 1827
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The amethyst-throated mountaingem or amethyst-throated hummingbird (Lampornis amethystinus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. One confirmed sighting of a male Amethyst-throated hummingbird had occurred in West Texas by Cornell Lab of Orthinology on one of their online live webcams on October 15, 2016.
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