Blue-capped puffleg

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.

Blue-capped puffleg

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Eriocnemis
Species:
E. glaucopoides
Binomial name
Eriocnemis glaucopoides
d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838
Synonyms

Eriocnemis dorbignyi

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Eriocnemis glaucopoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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