Colorful puffleg | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Eriocnemis |
Species: | E. mirabilis |
Binomial name | |
Eriocnemis mirabilis Meyer de Schauensee, 1967 |
The colorful puffleg (Eriocnemis mirabilis) is a critically endangered hummingbird endemic to Colombia.
In 2005, Swarovski donated funds which allowed the American Bird Conservancy and Fundación ProAves to create a reserve for this species.
The colorful puffleg population is estimated at around 250–999 adult birds.