Glowing puffleg | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Eriocnemis |
Species: | E. vestita |
Binomial name | |
Eriocnemis vestita (Lesson, 1838) |
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The glowing puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
It is found in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, northern Peru and western Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.