Glowing puffleg
Eriocnemis vestita (R. Lesson, 1839)
The glowing puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 4.54 g to 5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the glowing puffleg
- Weight
- 4.54 g – 5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc 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
Where does the glowing puffleg live?
Not recorded
What is the glowing puffleg?
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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What does the glowing puffleg sound like?
Is the glowing puffleg endangered?
The glowing puffleg is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 glowing puffleg classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusEriocnemis
- SpeciesEriocnemis vestita (R. Lesson, 1839)
Synonyms Ericonemis vestitus, Eriocnemis vestitus, Eriocnemis vestitus, Eriocnemis vestitus, Eriocnemis vestitus, Ornismya vestita
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- منتفخ الساق المتوهجArabic
- colibrí calçat lluentCatalan
- papučka žhnoucíCzech
- kolibřík žhnoucíCzech
- Glitrende KvastbenDanish
- Violettkehl-HöschenkolibriGerman
- violgorĝa ŝukolibroEsperanto
- Calzadito relucienteSpanish
- hohtosukkakolibriFinnish
- Érione pattueFrench
- blistavi kolibrićCroatian
- Fiocchetto lucenteItalian
- ヒカリワタアシハチドリJapanese
- puošnusis erionasLithuanian
- Groen PluimbroekjeDutch
- purpurstrupedunfotNorwegian
- puchatek szmaragdowyPolish
- calçudo-reluzentePortuguese
- calçadinho-reluzentePortuguese
- Бронзовый эрионRussian
- pančuchárik žiarivýSlovak
- Sjajni gaćasti kolibriSerbian
- glitterdunbenaSwedish
- Parıldayan PufayakTurkish
- еріон фіолетовогорлийUkrainian
- 紫頦鬆腿蜂鳥Chinese
- 紫颏毛腿蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the glowing puffleg
Other species in the same genus Eriocnemis.
Black-breasted puffleg
Eriocnemis nigrivestis
Colorful puffleg
Eriocnemis mirabilis
Emerald-bellied puffleg
Eriocnemis aline
Black-thighed puffleg
Eriocnemis derbyi
Blue-capped puffleg
Eriocnemis glaucopoides
Sapphire-vented puffleg
Eriocnemis luciani
CompareGlowing puffleg vs Black-breasted pufflegGlowing puffleg vs Colorful pufflegGlowing puffleg vs Emerald-bellied pufflegGlowing puffleg vs Black-thighed puffleg
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the glowing puffleg?
An adult glowing puffleg weighs 4.54 g – 5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the glowing puffleg endangered?
The glowing 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 glowing puffleg?
The glowing puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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