Eriocnemis vestita
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The glowing puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The glowing puffleg has four recognized subspecies:
Several other subspecies have been proposed but all are now (2022) considered to be hybrids or color morphs of these four. The glowing puffleg is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long. Males weigh 3.3 to 7.2 g (0.12 to 0.25 oz) and females 3.6 to 5.3 g (0.13 to 0.19 oz). It has a straight blackish bill. The nominate subspecies' male has shining dark green upperparts with a golden green rump and uppertail coverts. It has a glittering purple throat patch thinly surrounded by golden green. The rest of its throat and its upper breast are shining blackish green, its belly glittering golden green, and its undertail coverts iridescent purplish blue. Its leg puffs are white. The tail is forked and dark steel blue. The female has shining golden green upperparts. Its throat... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Glowing Puffleg sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 339th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Glowing Puffleg in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Glowing Puffleg sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Glowing Puffleg sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 50%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same genus: Eriocnemis
The closest relatives of the Glowing Puffleg that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (genus Eriocnemis, Typical Pufflegs) are Golden-breasted Puffleg (about 40%) and Black-thighed Puffleg (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Glowing Puffleg is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
