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Typical Pufflegs
Eriocnemis
Eriocnemis is a genus of hummingbirds, which - together with the species in the genus Haplophaedia - are known as pufflegs. They occur in humid forest, woodland and shrub at altitudes of 1000 to 4800 m. asl in the Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. The males have a colourful green, coppery or blue plumage, and the females are generally somewhat duller. The most striking feature of both sexes in the genus Eriocnemis...
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species
Glowing Puffleg
speciesEriocnemis vestita
Sapphire-vented Puffleg
speciesEriocnemis luciani
Golden-breasted Puffleg
speciesEriocnemis mosquera
Coppery-bellied Puffleg
speciesEriocnemis cupreoventris
Black-thighed Puffleg
speciesEriocnemis derbyi
Emerald-bellied Puffleg
speciesEriocnemis aline
Blue-capped Puffleg
speciesEriocnemis glaucopoides
Black-breasted Puffleg
speciesEriocnemis nigrivestis
Colorful Puffleg
speciesEriocnemis mirabilis
Gorgeted Puffleg
speciesEriocnemis isabellae
Turquoise-throated Puffleg
speciesEriocnemis godini
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 6268.