Sapphire-vented puffleg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sapphire-vented puffleg
Sapphire-Vented Puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani).jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Eriocnemis
Species:
E. luciani
Binomial name
Eriocnemis luciani
Bourcier, 1847
Eriocnemis luciani map.svg

The sapphire-vented puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It sometimes includes the coppery-naped puffleg as a subspecies.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Eriocnemis luciani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61162182A95164946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61162182A95164946.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.


Retrieved from ""