Eriocnemis nigrivestis (Black-breasted Puffleg)
Eriocnemis nigrivestis (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852)
8-9 cm Dark green above with a small iridescent violet gular patch, velvety black breast. Belly mottled green and white, crissum purple, large white leg puffs. Female lacks black on the breast and has a small, indistinct turquoise patch on the throat. It is distinguished from other pufflegs…
