Glowing puffleg

The glowing puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Glowing puffleg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Eriocnemis
Species:
E. vestita
Binomial name
Eriocnemis vestita
(Lesson, 1838)

It is found in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, northern Peru and western Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Eriocnemis vestita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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