#puffleg

[herpsandbirds]

Coppery-bellied Puffleg (Eriocnemis cupreoventris), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Colombia

photograph by Steve Sánchez Calle

[best-bird-tournament]

Tribe Heliantheini brilliants - round 1, section 1

Which is the best bird?

Greenish puffleg

Purple-backed sunbeam

Golden-tailed starfrontlet

Marvelous spatuletail

Glowing puffleg

Dusky starfrontlet

Mountain velvetbreast

Velvet-purple coronet

Voting ended onSep 13, 2025

[todaysbird]

ATTENTION there are hummingbird species called pufflegs and they are all wearing very silly pants and that’s their defining trait

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

I prefer to be called Sir Floofypants Bumblebird.

Black-breasted Puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis)

Pichincha, Ecuador

Status: Endangered

[bookishbug]

More Avian August, I drew 3 birds in one day yesterday because I wasn't feeling it

[parrotea]

Oh hey, I'm still here! Ended up taking a looooong break from art and working on other real life projects, but I believe I'm back at it reliably and am working on the hummingbird deck now.

Here's most of the first suit, and I think the pips and indices still need some work, but I'm happy with the art and overall direction so far.

Species: 10 Costa's hummingbird 9 violet-tailed sylph 8 antillean-crested hummingbird 7 velet-purple coronet 6 white-necked jacobin 5 brown violetear 4 gorgeted woodstar 3 purple-crowned plovercrest 2 glowing puffleg

Also I am more actively uploading these on my Twitter account: https://twitter.com/maggock (which I am more active on period, these days).

[mage-propaganda]

If you haven’t had it today, here’s your reminder that Puffleg Hummingbirds exist:

[birds-and-friends]

Full video: Birds of Peru, Daniel Silva