Coppery-bellied Puffleg vs Golden-breasted Puffleg

Eriocnemis cupreoventris compared with Eriocnemis mosquera

Key Differences

Coppery-bellied Puffleg is Near Threatened while Golden-breasted Puffleg is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery-bellied Puffleg	Golden-breasted Puffleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Eriocnemis	Eriocnemis
Species	Eriocnemis cupreoventris	Eriocnemis mosquera

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery-bellied Puffleg and Golden-breasted Puffleg share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Eriocnemis.

View Genus: Eriocnemis

Conservation Status

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

NT — Near Threatened

Golden-breasted Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery-bellied Puffleg	Golden-breasted Puffleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

Habitat

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

Range

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

Golden-breasted Puffleg

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

A brilliantly colored puffleg hummingbird named for its bright golden-green breast plumage, golden-breasted pufflegs inhabit the high Andes of Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 1,800–3,500 meters in humid montane forest. Males display glittering golden-green and purple plumage with the characteristic white leg puffs that give pufflegs their name. They feed on nectar from diverse Andean flowering plants and are important pollinators of high-altitude floral communities. Listed as Least Concern.