Green-throated mountaingem

Green-throated mountaingem
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Lampornis
Species: L. viridipallens
Binomial name
Lampornis viridipallens
Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846
Synonyms
  • Delattria viridipallens

The green-throated mountaingem (Lampornis viridipallens) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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