Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Sapphire-vented Puffleg
Sapphire-vented Puffleg
Conservation status
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 montanes. It sometimes includes the Coppery-naped Puffleg as a subspecies.

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