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Last Stand of the Black-breasted Puffleg Hummingbird

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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The Black-breasted puffleg hummingbird makes its last stand in the Andes | AP News Black-breasted Pufflegs (Eriocnemis nigrivestis) | Earth Life Black-breasted puffleg - Wikipedia Contact the show - coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:41.2

Welcome to Cool Stuff Daily.

1:42.8

Today, we're going to be talking about one of the rarest birds on earth, the black-breasted puffleg, and the ancient forest that may be its final refuge.

1:52.0

High above Kito, Ecuador, sits the Yanukotcha Reserve, an ancient cloud-draped forest perched on the slopes of the Pincientsia volcano about 45 kilometers or 27 miles northwest of the capital.

2:04.6

The reserve is more than just scenic. It is the last confirmed sanctuary for the black-breasted puff leg, one of the most threatened birds on the planet.

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