Érione à poitrine d'or vs Érione de Buquet

Eriocnemis mosquera compared with Eriocnemis luciani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Érione à poitrine d'or	Érione de Buquet
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Eriocnemis	Eriocnemis
Species	Eriocnemis mosquera	Eriocnemis luciani

Evolutionary Relationship

Érione à poitrine d'or and Érione de Buquet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Eriocnemis.

Conservation Status

Érione à poitrine d'or

LC — Least Concern

Érione de Buquet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Érione à poitrine d'or	Érione de Buquet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Érione à poitrine d'or

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Érione de Buquet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Érione à poitrine d'or

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway