Fiery-throated Hummingbird
The fiery-throated hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems" tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. == Taxonomy and systematics == The fiery-throated hummingbird is the only member of genus Panterpe. It has two subspecies, the nominate P. i. insignis and P. i. eisenmanni. == Description == The fiery-throated hummingbird is 10.5 to 11 cm (4.1 to 4.3 in) long. Males weigh 5.9 to 6.2 g (0.21 to 0.22 oz) and females 4.9 to 5.2 g (0.17 to 0.18 oz). Within each subspecies the male and female are alike. All have a mostly black bill with a pink base to the mandible and a small white spot behind the eye. The nominate P. i. insignis has a glittering royal blue crown and the rest of the face and nape are black. The back is bright metallic green that becomes bluish green on the uppertail coverts. The tail is blue-black. The center of the throat is brilliant rosy coppery orange and the sides are golden green. It has a violet-blue patch on the center of the breast and the rest of the underparts are bright green to blue-green. Subspecies P.…
Chirripó National Park
Rivas, Costa Rica
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Central American spine rises above the clouds, granite peaks puncture a realm of perpetual mist and montane forest. […]
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Las Horquetas, Costa Rica
+132 birds+30 mammals
Steep volcanic slopes plunge into misty valleys where primary tropical rainforest cloaks the landscape in unrelenting green. Rising from 2,000 […]
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Toro Amarillo, Costa Rica
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where volcanic peaks pierce the Costa Rican highlands, a landscape of primordial drama unfolds. The Poás volcano dominates this 6,506-hectare […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBaru Volcano National Park
Cerro Punta, Panama
+146 birds+16 mammals
Where mist clings to volcanic slopes and cloud forest canopy rises above 3,500 metres, Panama’s highest peak dominates a landscape […]
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