Gorgeted puffleg

Gorgeted puffleg
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Eriocnemis
Species:
E. isabellae
Binomial name
Eriocnemis isabellae
Cortés-Diago, Ortega, Mazariegos-Hurtado & Weller, 2007[3]

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.[4][5][1][3]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Gorgeted Puffleg Eriocnemis isabellae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22735457A126225505. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22735457A126225505.en. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b Cortés-Diago, A.; Ortega, L.A.; Mazariegos-Hurtado, L.; Weller, A.-A. (2007). "A new species of Eriocnemis (Trochilidae) from southwest Colombia" (PDF). Ornitología Neotropical. 18 (2): 161–170. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2022). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 12.1. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. ^ HBW and BirdLife International (2020) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB] retrieved 27 May 2021