Black-thighed Puffleg vs Blackcurrant

Eriocnemis derbyi compared with Antidesma parvifolium

Key Differences

• Black-thighed Puffleg is Near Threatened while Blackcurrant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-thighed Puffleg	Blackcurrant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Trochilidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Eriocnemis	Antidesma
Species	Eriocnemis derbyi	Antidesma parvifolium

Conservation Status

Black-thighed Puffleg

NT — Near Threatened

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-thighed Puffleg	Blackcurrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-thighed Puffleg

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blackcurrant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black-thighed Puffleg

An Andean puffleg hummingbird named for the males' distinctive velvety black thighs contrasting with the characteristic white leg feather puffs, black-thighed pufflegs inhabit humid montane forest and forest edges in Ecuador and Colombia at elevations of 1,500–3,500 meters. Males display glittering green plumage with a violet-blue tail. Listed as Near Threatened due to deforestation of the Andean cloud forest, with populations declining as the specialized high-altitude forest habitat is cleared for agriculture.

Blackcurrant

The Blackcurrant (Antidesma parvifolium) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.