Hummingbirds

Golden-breasted Puffleg

Eriocnemis mosquera

The Golden-breasted Puffleg (Eriocnemis mosquera) is a 5.3 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

5.3 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador).

Photo: (c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist