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Coppery naped puffleg

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Trochiliformes

Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Eriocnemis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Trochilidae

Scientific name
  
Eriocnemis sapphiropygia

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Green‑headed hillstar, Longuemare's sunangel, Buff‑thighed puffleg, Fiery‑throated metaltail, Cinnamon‑sided hummingbird

The coppery-naped puffleg, Eriocnemis luciani sapphiropygia, is a species of hummingbird found in the Andes in Peru in wet montane forest edges between 2000–4000 m altitude. It is usually considered a subspecies of the sapphire-vented puffleg, Eriocnemis luciani.

References

Coppery-naped puffleg Wikipedia


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