Greenish puffleg
| Greenish puffleg | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Haplophaedia |
| Species: | H. aureliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplophaedia aureliae Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846 | |
The greenish puffleg (Haplophaedia aureliae) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. It often includes the buff-thighed puffleg as a subspecies.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Haplophaedia aureliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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