Colourful puffleg

(Eriocnemis mirabilis)

Description

Reaches a length of 8 cm.The male at the top is dark green iridescent,the forehead is emerald green.A white spot extends behind the eyes.The tail is on the upper and lower side dark tanned olive and on the lower olive yellowish color.The throat and neck are iridescent blue or green.The belly is violet with coppery spots.The tail is covered by ruby ​​and gold glitters.The legs are covered with white tufts,which close to the legs become reddish.The females are dark green above and on the sides.The center of the throat and chest are white and characterized by green spots.The lower part is reddish bronze with white spots.The tail is tan green with stripes of black blue and white spots above

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Trochilidae
Genus:Eriocnemis
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