Emerald-bellied Puffleg vs Golden-breasted Puffleg

Eriocnemis aline compared with Eriocnemis mosquera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emerald-bellied Puffleg	Golden-breasted Puffleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Eriocnemis	Eriocnemis
Species	Eriocnemis aline	Eriocnemis mosquera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Golden-breasted Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Emerald-bellied Puffleg	Golden-breasted 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.

Golden-breasted Puffleg

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Golden-breasted Puffleg

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador