- Eriocnemis nigrivestis
Identification
8.5cm.
- Straight black bill
Male
- Blackish upperparts
- Dark blue uppertail-coverts and blackish underparts
- Violet-blue throat and undertail-coverts
- Dark steel-blue forked tail
- White leg-puffs
Female
- Shining bronze-green above
- Bluish-green rump and uppertail-coverts
- Golden-green underparts
- Pale blue chin
- Tail, undertail-coverts and leg-puffs as male
Similar Species
Glowing Puffleg is similar to the female
Distribution
South America: found only in Ecuador, on the Northwestern slopes of the Pichincha volcano.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid and wet cloud forest, montane forest, elfin forest and forest borders at 1,700-3,500m.
Behaviour
The diet includes flowers and nectar. Recent observation showed a preference to Ericaceae Cavendishia.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-breasted Puffleg. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-breasted_Puffleg
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