Blue-capped puffleg

Blue-capped puffleg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Trochilidae
Genus:Eriocnemis
Species: E. glaucopoides
Binomial name
Eriocnemis glaucopoides
Synonyms

Eriocnemis dorbignyi

The blue-capped puffleg (Eriocnemis glaucopoides) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Eriocnemis glaucopoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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