Emerald-bellied Puffleg vs Turquoise-throated Puffleg

Eriocnemis aline compared with Eriocnemis godini

Key Differences

• Emerald-bellied Puffleg is Least Concern while Turquoise-throated Puffleg is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emerald-bellied Puffleg	Turquoise-throated 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 aline	Eriocnemis godini

Evolutionary Relationship

Emerald-bellied Puffleg and Turquoise-throated Puffleg share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Eriocnemis.

Conservation Status

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Turquoise-throated Puffleg

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Emerald-bellied Puffleg	Turquoise-throated Puffleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Turquoise-throated Puffleg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador