Black-breasted puffleg

Black-breasted 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. nigrivestis
Binomial name
Eriocnemis nigrivestis
(Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852)

The black-breasted puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis), known as zamarrito pechinegro in Spanish, is a species of hummingbird native to Ecuador. It is Endangered, with an estimated 100-150 individuals remaining in the wild.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Eriocnemis nigrivestis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22687909A173319425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22687909A173319425.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "Black-breasted puffleg". www.biologicaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2023-02-06.