Hoary puffleg

Hoary puffleg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Haplophaedia
Species: H. lugens
Binomial name
Haplophaedia lugens
(Gould, 1851)

The hoary puffleg (Haplophaedia lugens) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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