Summary
A small hummingbird called the Black-breasted puffleg is at risk of extinction and lives only in an ancient forest in Ecuador. The Yanacocha Reserve serves as the last home for this bird, with its population now between 150 and 200 individuals. Conservationists are working to protect this species and the forest it inhabits.
Key Facts
- The Black-breasted puffleg is a hummingbird living in the Ecuadorian Andes.
- Its global population is estimated to be between 150 and 200 birds.
- The Yanacocha Reserve is the last refuge for this species.
- The Jocotoco Foundation founded the reserve 25 years ago to preserve biodiversity.
- The puffleg has unique white feathers around its legs and a black and bronze-green body.
- Its habitat is threatened by forest clearing for agriculture and grazing.
- The bird's habitat is at high altitudes, between 3,000 and 3,500 meters above sea level.
- Conservationists are actively working to restore its cloud forest environment.
