Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí de gorja ametista |
| Czech | kolibřík ametystohrdlý |
| Dutch | Groene Juweelkolibrie |
| English | Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem |
| English (United States) | Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem |
| French | Colibri à gorge améthyste |
| French (France) | Colibri à gorge améthyste |
| German | Rotkehlnymphe |
| Japanese | ノドムラサキシロメジリハチドリ |
| Norwegian | amestyststrupejuvel |
| Polish | malachicik ametystowy |
| Russian | Аметистовогорлый солнечник |
| Serbian | Ametistni planinski kolibri |
| Slovak | medovec ametystový |
| Spanish | Colibrí Amatistino |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Colibrí Garganta Amatista |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colibrí Garganta Amatista |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí amatistino |
| Swedish | ametiststrupig bergsjuvel |
| Turkish | Ametist Dağmücevheri |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-самоцвіт аметистовогорлий |
Amethyst-throated Hummingbird Lampornis amethystinus
Version: 1.0 — Published July 8, 2011
Diet and Foraging
Diet
Main food taken
Primarily nectarivorous. Amethyst-throated Hummingbirds have been recorded feeding on flowers of Calliandra longipedicellata, Centropogon affinis, Bomarea hirtella, Byttneria catalpifolia, Calliandra gradifolia, Cestrum sp., Cirsium jaliscoense, Crusea coccinea, Fuchsia encliandra, F. fulgens, F. minutiflora, Ipomoea heredifolia, I. orizabensis, Lobelia laxiflora, Malvaviscus arboreus, Nicotiana glauca, Penstemon knunthii, Phaseolus coccineus, Psittacanthus ramiflorus, Rigidella orthantha, Salvia mexicana, S. iodantha, S. lavanduloides, S. cacaliaefolia, S. cinnaberina, S. nervata, Satureja sp., Stachys sp., and Tillandsia sp. (M. C. Arizmendi, C. Rodríguez-Flores, and C. Soberanes-González, personal observations; Skutch 1967, Züchner 1999). Also feeds on insects (Wagner 1946, Züchner 1999).
Microhabitat for foraging
Amethyst-throated Hummingbirds forage in the under- and midstory of forest.
Food capture and consumption
Amethyst-throated Hummingbirds use the trap-lining foraging strategy.
