Colorful puffleg
| Colorful puffleg | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Eriocnemis |
| Species: | E. mirabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriocnemis mirabilis Meyer de Schauensee, 1967
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The colorful puffleg (Eriocnemis mirabilis) is an 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.
References
- ^ BirdLife International. 2017. Eriocnemis mirabilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22687939A118473368. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22687939A118473368.en. Downloaded on 31 December 2018.
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
- Surfbird News: Swarovski Land Purchase Protects Critically Endangered Hummingbird in Colombia
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