Lampornithini
| Lampornithini | |
|---|---|
| Purple-throated mountaingem (Lampornis calolaemus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
| Tribe: | Lampornithini Jardine, 1833 |
| Genera | |
|
7, see text | |
Lampornithini is one of the three tribes that make up the subfamily Trochilinae in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. The other two tribes in the subfamily are Mellisugini (bees) and Trochilini (emeralds).
The informal name "mountain gems" has been proposed for this group. The largest genus Lampornis contains eight species with "mountaingem" in their common name. The tribe contains 18 species divided into 7 genera.
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