Gorgeted Puffleg
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| Gorgeted Puffleg | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trochiliformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Eriocnemis |
| Species: | E. isabellae |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriocnemis isabellae Cortés-Diago, Weller et al., 2007[1] |
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The Gorgeted Puffleg (Eriocnemis isabellae) is a hummingbird endemic to Colombia. This species was discovered in 2005, but not confirmed as new until 2007. It faces the risk of extinction, and therefore a status of Critically Endangered has been recommended: its only known habitat, the cloud forests of the Serrania del Pinche (Choco region), is under threat by agriculture, especially coca farming.[1]
The Gorgeted Puffleg measures between 90 and 100 millimeters (3.5 to 4 inches) in length. The name of the species is in relation to the gorget on the throat of the male, a patch of iridescent green and brilliant blue feathers, and from the puffs of white feathers at the thighs.[2]
[edit] External links
- BirdLife International: Hi-res photograph of male individual. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Stunning new hummingbird species needs immediate protection". BirdLife International. 2007-05-14. http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2007/05/colombia_new_hummingbird_discovery.html. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
- ^ "New hummingbird species discovered in Colombia". ABC News Online. 2007-05-14. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1922035.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
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