Brook-Side Alder vs Glowing Puffleg

Alnus serrulata compared with Eriocnemis vestita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	Glowing Puffleg
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Betulaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Alnus	Eriocnemis
Species	Alnus serrulata	Eriocnemis vestita

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Glowing Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	Glowing Puffleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook-Side Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Glowing Puffleg

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Brook-Side Alder

The Brook-Side Alder (Alnus serrulata) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Glowing Puffleg

A brilliantly colored puffleg hummingbird of the northern Andes from Colombia to southern Ecuador, glowing pufflegs display vivid iridescent green plumage that glows with an almost luminescent quality in bright light — inspiring the species' descriptive common name. Found in humid montane forest at elevations of 1,800–3,500 meters. Males have characteristic white leg puffs and a shimmering violet-blue tail. They are important pollinators of high-Andean flowering plants. Listed as Least Concern.