Glowing Puffleg
Eriocnemis vestita
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusEriocnemis (Typical Pufflegs)
- SpeciesEriocnemis vestita (Glowing Puffleg)
Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park
Golden-breasted Puffleg
Eriocnemis mosquera
Black-thighed Puffleg
Eriocnemis derbyi
Shining Sunbeam
Aglaeactis cupripennis
Great Sapphirewing
Pterophanes cyanopterus
Buff-winged Starfrontlet
Coeligena lutetiae
Viridian Metaltail
Metallura williami
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
Chalcostigma herrani
Buffy Helmetcrest
Oxypogon stuebelii
Tyrian Metaltail
Metallura tyrianthina
Sparkling Violetear
Colibri coruscans
Tourmaline Sunangel
Heliangelus exortis
Purple-backed Thornbill
Ramphomicron microrhynchum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Glowing Puffleg in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Glowing Puffleg sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Glowing Puffleg in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Glowing Puffleg in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.