Black-thighed Puffleg (Eriocnemis derbyi)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
11.70 cm

First Described (Guide)
(DeLattre & Bourcier, 1846)

Habitat
Humid forest edge, second growth, bushy partially open pastures and ravines. From 2,500 - 3,600 m, but usually above 2,900 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B) (P), Ecuador (B).

Central Andes of Colombia and north-western Ecuador.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Black-thighed Puffleg (Eriocnemis derbyi) [XC53630]
by Ottavio Janni from El Bosque, Reserva Zona Alta Rio Quindio, Quindio, Colombia (call)

Black-thighed Puffleg (Eriocnemis derbyi) [XC264481]
by id from Risaralda: upper Ucumar\u00ed Regional Park, w-slope of Central Andes, Colombia (call, calls)

Subspecies
Closely related to Black-breasted Puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis) and Glowing Puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita). Populations at northern end of range have a slightly longer bill and these were formerly regarded as subspecies longirostris, but variation is clinal.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-thighed Puffleg (Eriocnemis derbyi) - 10 files

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