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It is 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long. The male weighs 6.0 g (0.21 oz) and the female 4.8 g (0.17 oz). The shortish black bill is slightly curved. The adult male has bronze-green upperparts and underparts except for a brilliant green crown, purple throat and dark grey tail. The female lacks the bright crown and throat, and has rich cinnamon underparts. Young birds resemble the female but have buff fringes to the upperparts plumage. The call of this species is a sharp buzzy zeet. Learn more about Purple-Throated Mountain-Gem
View related species in family group: Hummingbird
Animalia: Chordata: Apodiformes: Aves: Trochilidae: Lampornis calolaemus