Coppery-naped puffleg | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Eriocnemis |
Species: | E. luciani |
Subspecies: | E. l. sapphiropygia |
Trinomial name | |
Eriocnemis luciani sapphiropygia Taczanowski, 1874 |
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Synonyms | |
Eriocnemis sapphiropygia |
Eriocnemis sapphiropygia
The coppery-naped puffleg, Eriocnemis luciani sapphiropygia, is a subspecies of hummingbird found in the Andes in Peru in wet montane forest edges between 2000–4000 m altitude. It is usually considered a subspecies of the sapphire-vented puffleg, Eriocnemis luciani.