Sapphire-vented puffleg
| Sapphire-vented puffleg | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Eriocnemis |
| Species: | E. luciani |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriocnemis luciani Bourcier, 1847 | |
The sapphire-vented puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It sometimes includes the coppery-naped puffleg as a subspecies.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Eriocnemis luciani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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