Coppery-bellied Puffleg (Eriocnemis cupreoventris)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Fraser, 1840)

Habitat
Montane and elfin forest borders, thickets and shrubbery, p�ramo vegetation with scattered low shrubs. From 1,950 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Venezuela (B).

North-western Venezuela (Andes of M�rida) and eastern Andes of Colombia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through clearance for intensive crop cultivation and pasture, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Coppery-bellied Puffleg (Eriocnemis cupreoventris) [XC56044]
by Pedro Arturo Camargo Mart\u00ednez from Reserva Iguaque (SFF), Villa de Leyva, Boyaca, Colombia (song)

Coppery-bellied Puffleg (Eriocnemis cupreoventris) [XC149506]
by Oswaldo Cortes y Juan Pablo Lopez from La Calera, Inspecci\u00f3n Mundo Nuevo, Colombia (call?)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Turquoise-throated Puffleg (Eriocnemis godini).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Coppery-bellied Puffleg (Eriocnemis cupreoventris) - 10 files

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