Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Colorful Puffleg (Eriocnemis mirabilis) - HBW 5, p. 641

French: Érione multicolore German: Blaubauch-Höschenkolibri Spanish: Calzadito Admirable

Taxonomy: Eriocnemis mirabilis Meyer de Schauensee, 1967, Charguayaco, 2200 m, Cauca, Colombia.
Forms a superspecies with E. alinae, from which it is separated by the arid valley of R Patia. Monotypic.

Distribution: W slope of W Andes of Colombia (Cauca).