Glowing Puffleg
Eriocnemis vestita(Lesson, RP, 1839)
English (US) Glowing Puffleg
The Glowing Puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Eriocnemis vestita
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Glowing Puffleg
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Eriocnemis vestita paramillo
- Eriocnemis vestita vestita
- Eriocnemis vestita smaragdinipectus
- Eriocnemis vestita arcosae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya vestita
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1839)
- Type locality
- Bogota, Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 1(1838) p.314
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Golden-breasted Puffleg
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Blue-capped Puffleg
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