| BirdNET ID | BN03599 |
| Taxon group | Aves |
| Commonness | Moderately common (55/100) How often it is observed on iNaturalist compared with other Aves, not how abundant it is |
| Image source | iNaturalist |
| Avicommons | Photo by Nik Borrow (cc-by-nc-2.0) |
The golden-breasted puffleg (Eriocnemis mosquera) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The golden-breasted puffleg is about 11 to 13 cm (4.3 to 5.1 in) long and weighs about 5.3 g (0.19 oz). It has a straight black bill. The male has shining green upperparts with a bronzier green nape and rump. Its underparts are mostly glittering golden green. Its lower throat and upper breast are coppery bronze and the undertail coverts brownish. Its leg puffs are white. The tail is forked; its central feathers are blue-green and the outer two pairs dark green to blue-black. The female is slightly smaller and has somewhat greener undertail coverts but is otherwise similar to the male. The golden-breasted puffleg is found in the Central and Western Andes of Colombia with a few records in the Eastern Andes. It also occurs in much of the length of the Andes in Ecuador. The species inhabits the edges and clearings of stunted montane forest, elfin forest, and shrubby zones near treeline. In elevation in Colombia it ranges between 1,200 and 3,600 m (3,900 and 11,800 ft) but is usually found above 2,600 m (8,500 ft). In Ecuador it mostly occurs between 3,000 and 3,600 m (9,800 and 11,800 ft).
| iNaturalist | #6282 |
| eBird | gobpuf1 |
| Macaulay Library | gobpuf1 |
| Xeno-Canto | Eriocnemis mosquera |
| observation.org | #72005 |
| GBIF | 5228534 |
| NCBI | 472806 |
| Avibase | E1D0A144889273E9 |
| BirdLife | 22687933 |
| Wikidata | Q1273286 |