Birds of the World

Trochilidae : Hummingbirds

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Eriocnemis luciani

Yanacocha, Ecuador - January 2013

Sapphire-vented Puffleg occurs in the Andes of western Ecuador and southwestern Columbia where it favours relatively open areas in the temperate and paramo zones, mostly at altitudes between 2800m and 4800m.

Yanacocha, Ecuador - January 2013