Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Turquoise-throated puffleg (Eriocnemis godini), recorded as Critically Endangered
Turquoise-throated puffleg (Eriocnemis godini). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Turquoise-throated puffleg

Eriocnemis godini

Turquoise-throated puffleg is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes) — Eriocnemis godini, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Eriocnemis godini
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Aves · Apodiformes · Trochilidae · Eriocnemis

Appearance

The plumage of the male is predominantly green with a turquoise tinted throat. Both sexes have violet blue untertail-coverts and a straight black bill. The upperparts and the main part of the underparts are shimmering golden green in the males.

Based on the few known specimens, it has a total length of 10–11 centimetres.

Range and habitat

Virtually all presumed habitat at the type locality has been destroyed. The type of habitat in that the type species was obtained has largely disappeared, and recent surveys trying to find this bird have failed.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

The International Union for Conservation of Nature believes it may be extinct, but there is a possibility that some individuals remain, so the bird has been rated as "critically endangered".

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Turquoise-throated puffleg is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Turquoise-throated puffleg, Wikidata item Q1263508. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Black-breasted puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Black-breasted puffleg

Eriocnemis nigrivestis
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

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Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

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Quick answers

What is Turquoise-throated puffleg?
Turquoise-throated puffleg is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes) — Eriocnemis godini.
What is the conservation status of Turquoise-throated puffleg?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Eriocnemis godini. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Turquoise-throated puffleg live?
Virtually all presumed habitat at the type locality has been destroyed.
Why is Turquoise-throated puffleg in crisis?
The International Union for Conservation of Nature believes it may be extinct, but there is a possibility that some individuals remain, so the bird has been rated as "critically endangered".
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Eriocnemis godini?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Turquoise-throated puffleg a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.