The Bird Collection

Purple-throated Mountain Gem, female

Stillness in the Canopy

Perched quietly on a delicate branch, this female Purple-throated Mountain Gem glows with understated beauty. Her plumage, a mosaic of bronzed greens and soft russet tones, catches the filtered forest light like the surface of a polished leaf. Though her throat lacks the iridescent purple of the male, her presence is no less striking—alert, composed, and full of quiet confidence. In this fleeting pause between flights, she becomes part of the stillness that defines the highland forest—an emblem of poise nestled in nature’s grandeur.