About Lamprolaima rhami (R.Lesson, 1839)
The garnet-throated hummingbird (scientific name Lamprolaima rhami (R.Lesson, 1839)) is 12 to 12.4 cm (4.7 to 4.9 in) long and weighs 5.6 to 7.1 g (0.20 to 0.25 oz). Both sexes have a short, straight, black bill. The adult male has iridescent green upperparts. Most of its face is black, with a small white spot behind the eye. Its gorget is shining rosy pink, and its breast is iridescent violet-blue. The rest of its underparts are blackish, with mottled green flanks. Its wings are rufous, with dark brown feather tips. Its tail is dark purple, with gray tips on the outer feathers. The adult female also has iridescent green upperparts. Its underparts are dusky gray, and usually have small pinkish dots on the throat. Its wings and tail are similar to the male's, but the outer tail feathers have white tips. Juvenile males are similar to adult females, but have darker underparts and buff fringes on the chest feathers. Juvenile females are similar to adult females, but have buff fringes on the head feathers.
This species is found discontinuously from the Mexican states of Guerrero, Puebla, and Veracruz south through Guatemala into El Salvador and Honduras. It inhabits the interior and edges of tropical forest, cloudforest, and pine-oak forest, as well as scrublands. It occurs at elevations between 1,200 and 3,000 m (3,900 and 9,800 ft), and is most numerous between 1,500 and 2,300 m (4,900 and 7,500 ft); in Honduras, it is only found above 1,600 m (5,200 ft).
