Sapphire-vented Puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani)

Sapphire-vented Puffleg, a reference photo — Photo: Michael Woodruff from Spokane, Washington, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The sapphire-vented puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Venezuela.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sapphire-vented Puffleg being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Eriocnemis vestita
Eriocnemis mosquera
Heliodoxa imperatrix
Heliodoxa jacula
Pterophanes cyanopterus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Eriocnemis
Species: Eriocnemis luciani

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