The glowing puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Glowing 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 luciani
- Pterophanes cyanopterus
- Eriocnemis mosquera
- Heliangelus exortis
- Heliodoxa jacula
- Panterpe insignis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Genus
- Eriocnemis
- Species
- Eriocnemis vestita
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