Glowing Puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita)
About the Glowing Puffleg
The glowing puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The glowing puffleg has four recognized subspecies: E. v. paramillo Chapman (1917) E. v. vestita Lesson (1838) E. v. smaragdinipectus Gould (1868) E. v. arcosae Schuchmann, Weller, & Heynen (2001) Several other subspecies have been proposed but all are now (2022) considered to be hybrids or color morphs of these four.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru · xeno-canto lists 10 recordings for this species in total.
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