Haplophaedia
Haplophaedia is a small genus of hummingbirds, which – together with the members of the genus Eriocnemis – are known as pufflegs. They are found at low levels in humid forest, woodland and shrub at 1200 to 3100 m altitudes. asl in the Andes of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. All species have a straight black bill, a coppery-green plumage, and a slightly forked dark blue tail. The leg-puffs are white in the greenish and hoary pufflegs, and buff-tinged in the buff-thighed puffleg.
| Haplophaedia | |
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| Greenish puffleg, Haplophaedia aureliae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheini |
| Genus: | Haplophaedia Simon, 1918 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus aureliae[1] Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846 | |
| Species | |
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2-3, see text | |
Species
Three species are currently recognized,[2] though the buff-thighed puffleg is sometimes considered a subspecies of the greenish puffleg.
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Haplophaedia aureliae | Greenish puffleg | Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. |
| Haplophaedia (aureliae) assimilis | Buff-thighed puffleg | Bolivia and Peru | |
 | Haplophaedia lugens | Hoary puffleg | Colombia and Ecuador. |
References
- "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- Heynen, I. (1999). Genus Haplophaedia. Pp. 643 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (1999). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-25-3
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