Black-thighed Puffleg vs Blistering Ammania
Eriocnemis derbyi compared with Ammannia baccifera
Key Differences
- Black-thighed Puffleg is Near Threatened while Blistering Ammania is Least Concern.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Black-thighed Puffleg | Blistering Ammania |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Plantae (Plants) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Chordates) | Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) |
| Class | Aves (Birds) | Magnoliopsida (Dicots) |
| Order | Apodiformes (Apodiformes) | Myrtales (Myrtales) |
| Family | Trochilidae | Lythraceae |
| Genus | Eriocnemis | Ammannia |
| Species | Eriocnemis derbyi | Ammannia baccifera |
Conservation Status
Black-thighed Puffleg
NT — Near ThreatenedBlistering Ammania
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Black-thighed Puffleg | Blistering Ammania |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Black-thighed Puffleg
Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.
Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.
Blistering Ammania
Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.
Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).
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.
Blistering Ammania
The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian
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