Buff-thighed Puffleg vs Greenish Puffleg

Haplophaedia assimilis compared with Haplophaedia aureliae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-thighed Puffleg	Greenish Puffleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Haplophaedia	Haplophaedia
Species	Haplophaedia assimilis	Haplophaedia aureliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-thighed Puffleg and Greenish Puffleg share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Haplophaedia.

View Genus: Haplophaedia

Conservation Status

Buff-thighed Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Greenish Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-thighed Puffleg	Greenish Puffleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-thighed Puffleg

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Greenish Puffleg

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Buff-thighed Puffleg

The Buff-Thighed Puffleg (Haplophaedia assimilis) is a species in the genus Haplophaedia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Greenish Puffleg

O beija-flor-de-pernas-felpudas-esverdeado (Haplophaedia aureliae) é um pequeno beija-flor das florestas úmidas andinas da Colômbia, Equador e Panamá. Seu nome faz referência aos distintivos tufos de penas brancas e macias nos tarsos, compartilhados por todos os membros do gênero Haplophaedia. Habita bordas de floresta e vegetação secundária entre 800 e 2.100 metros de altitude, forrageando néctar em pequenas plantas com flores no sub-bosque. Classificado como Pouco Preocupante, com populações relativamente estáveis em toda a sua área de ocorrência.