Emerald-bellied Puffleg - BirdForum Opus

This article is incomplete. This article is missing one or more sections. You can help the BirdForum Opus by expanding it.

Photo by lior kislev
Abra Patricia, Peru, February 2010

Eriocnemis alinae

Eriocnemis aline

Distribution

Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Photo by lior kislev
Abra Patricia, Peru, February 2010

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• E. a. aline:

• South-central and Eastern Andes of Colombia to Ecuador

• E. a. dybowskii:

• Eastern Andes of north and central Peru

The specific part of the scientific name should be spelled aline and not alinae according to a recent decision by SACC

Habitat

Damp cloud forest.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Wikipedia
3. Birdforum thread discussing the use of aline vs alinae

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Emerald-bellied Puffleg. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Emerald-bellied_Puffleg

External Links

Search for photos of Emerald-bellied Puffleg in the gallery