- Eriocnemis glaucopoides
Identification
9–11 cm (3½-4¼ in)
- Straight black bill
- White leg puffs
Male
- Dark green overall plumage
- Blue forehead and throat
- Bluish-black forked tail
- Dark wings
Female has orange underparts
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of southern Bolivia and north-western Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Temerate areas, generally between 2000 and 2500 m, though may be seen as low as 1500 m and up to 3400 m.
Behaviour
Diet
There is not much information available, but but as they have been observed feeding on low growing flowers, is likely to include nectar and possibly insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)
- Neotropical Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-capped Puffleg. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-capped_Puffleg
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
