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Blue-capped puffleg

Eriocnemis glaucopoides (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The blue-capped puffleg (Eriocnemis glaucopoides) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 3.7 g to 4.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-capped puffleg (Eriocnemis glaucopoides)
Photo: Luciano Massa · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-capped puffleg

Weight
3.7 g – 4.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the blue-capped puffleg

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Blue-capped puffleg (Eriocnemis glaucopoides)
Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the blue-capped puffleg live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-capped puffleg?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-capped puffleg (Eriocnemis glaucopoides) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-capped puffleg” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-capped_puffleg&oldid=1379908485), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue-capped puffleg endangered?

The blue-capped puffleg is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the blue-capped puffleg classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusEriocnemis
  7. SpeciesEriocnemis glaucopoides (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Synonyms Eriocnemis glaucopis, Ornismya glaucopoides

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • colibrí calçat frontblauCatalan
  • papučka modrokorunkatáCzech
  • kolibřík modrokorunkatýCzech
  • sïedn bacsiog penlasWelsh
  • Blåpandet KvastbenDanish
  • Blaustirn-HöschenkolibriGerman
  • Blaukappen-SchneehöschenGerman
  • blufrunta ŝukolibroEsperanto
  • Calzadito frentiazulSpanish
  • Picaflor frente azulSpanish
  • sinisukkakolibriFinnish
  • Érione à front bleuFrench
  • gaćasti kolibrićCroatian
  • Fiocchetto capobluItalian
  • ズアオワタアシハチドリJapanese
  • mėlynkepuris erionasLithuanian
  • BlauwkruinpluimbroekjeDutch
  • blåpannedunfotNorwegian
  • puchatek modrogłowyPolish
  • calçudo-de-barrete-azulPortuguese
  • calçadinho-de-testa-azulPortuguese
  • Синешапочный эрионRussian
  • pančuchárik modrobruchýSlovak
  • Plavokapi gaćasti kolibriSerbian
  • blåpannad dunbenaSwedish
  • Mavi Alınlı PufayakTurkish
  • еріон болівійськийUkrainian
  • 蓝顶毛腿蜂鸟Chinese
  • 藍頂鬆腿蜂鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the blue-capped puffleg

Other species in the same genus Eriocnemis.

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Common questions

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How big is the blue-capped puffleg?

An adult blue-capped puffleg weighs 3.7 g – 4.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-capped puffleg endangered?

The blue-capped puffleg is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the blue-capped puffleg?

The blue-capped puffleg (Eriocnemis glaucopoides) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue-capped puffleg (Eriocnemis glaucopoides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-capped-puffleg

MLA

“Blue-capped puffleg (Eriocnemis glaucopoides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-capped-puffleg.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_capped_puffleg_2026,
  title = {Blue-capped puffleg (Eriocnemis glaucopoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-capped-puffleg},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}