Gorgeted puffleg
Eriocnemis isabellae Cortés-Diago, Ortega, Mazariegos-Hurtado & Weller, 2007
The gorgeted puffleg (Eriocnemis isabellae) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 4.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.
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Quick facts about the gorgeted puffleg
- Weight
- 4.5 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
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the gorgeted puffleg live?
Not recorded
What is the gorgeted puffleg?
The gorgeted puffleg (Eriocnemis isabellae) is a Critically Endangered species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Colombia. It was discovered in 2005 and confirmed as a species new to science in 2007.
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Is the gorgeted puffleg endangered?
The gorgeted puffleg is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Critically Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the gorgeted puffleg classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusEriocnemis
- SpeciesEriocnemis isabellae Cortés-Diago, Ortega, Mazariegos-Hurtado & Weller, 2007
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- منتفخ الساق المزخرفArabic
- Colibrí calçat d'IsabellaCatalan
- colibrí calçat de gorgeraCatalan
- papučka perleťováCzech
- kolibřík IsabellinCzech
- KravekvastbenDanish
- Isabella-SchneehöschenGerman
- Schmuckkehl-HöschenkolibriGerman
- izabela ŝukolibroEsperanto
- Calzadito del PincheSpanish
- caucansukkakolibriFinnish
- Érione d'IsabellaFrench
- Érione d’IsabellaFrench
- modrorepi kolibrićCroatian
- galléros pamacslábú kolibriHungarian
- Galléros pamacslábú-kolibriHungarian
- Fiocchetto dalla gorgieraItalian
- エリマキアシハチドリJapanese
- Izabelos erionasLithuanian
- IsabellapluimbroekjeDutch
- juveldunfotNorwegian
- puchatek modrogardłyPolish
- calçadinho-do-pinchePortuguese
- calçudo-de-gargantilha-azulPortuguese
- Синехвостый эрионRussian
- pančuchárik perleťovýSlovak
- Plavogrli gaćasti kolibriSerbian
- kragdunbenaSwedish
- Süslü PufayakTurkish
- еріон колумбійськийUkrainian
- 領鬆腿蜂鳥Chinese
- 伊莎毛腿蜂鸟Chinese
- 飾領蓬腿蜂鳥Chinese
Relatives of the gorgeted 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
CompareGorgeted puffleg vs Black-breasted pufflegGorgeted puffleg vs Colorful pufflegGorgeted puffleg vs Emerald-bellied pufflegGorgeted puffleg vs Black-thighed puffleg
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gorgeted puffleg?
An adult gorgeted puffleg weighs 4.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the gorgeted puffleg endangered?
The gorgeted puffleg is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the gorgeted puffleg?
The gorgeted puffleg (Eriocnemis isabellae) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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