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Blue capped puffleg

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Apodiformes

Genus
  
Eriocnemis

Higher classification
  
Eriocnemis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Trochilidae

Scientific name
  
Eriocnemis glaucopoides

Rank
  
Species

Blue-capped puffleg httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Coppery‑bellied puffleg, Buff‑thighed puffleg, Black‑thighed puffleg, Letitia's thorntail, Emerald‑bellied puffleg

The blue-capped puffleg (Eriocnemis glaucopoides) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

References

Blue-capped puffleg Wikipedia