Coppery-bellied puffleg

Coppery-bellied puffleg
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Eriocnemis
Species: E. cupreoventris
Binomial name
Eriocnemis cupreoventris
Fraser, 1840
Synonyms

Eriocnemis simplex

The coppery-bellied puffleg (Eriocnemis cupreoventris) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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