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[[Image:Black-thighed_Puffleg.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Central Andes, [[Colombia]], May 2011]] | [[Image:Black-thighed_Puffleg.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Central Andes, [[Colombia]], May 2011]] | ||
;[[:Category:Eriocnemis|Eriocnemis]] derbyi | ;[[:Category:Eriocnemis|Eriocnemis]] derbyi | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Black-thighed_Puffleg_bv.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Central Andes, [[Colombia]]May 2011]] | ||
| + | 10 cm (4 in); black straight bill<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Glittering golden-green upper and underparts | ||
| + | *Black tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in the central Andes of [[Colombia]] and north-western [[Ecuador]]. | [[South America]]: found in the central Andes of [[Colombia]] and north-western [[Ecuador]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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Moist montanes, forest edge, second growth, bushy partially open pastures and ravines at 2,500-3,600 m. | Moist montanes, forest edge, second growth, bushy partially open pastures and ravines at 2,500-3,600 m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | [[Image:Black-thighed Puffbird Female IMG 1433.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Oregonian|Oregonian}}<br />Thermales De Ruiz, Caldas, [[Colombia]], February 2015]] | ||
| + | Territorial. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of nectar taken from low-growing flowers. They also hawk for insects. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They lay two white eggs, which are incubated by the female. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
#Zipcode Zoo | #Zipcode Zoo | ||
Revision as of 21:48, 8 June 2017
- Eriocnemis derbyi
Identification
10 cm (4 in); black straight bill
Male
- Glittering golden-green upper and underparts
- Black tail
Distribution
South America: found in the central Andes of Colombia and north-western Ecuador.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies longirostris is generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Moist montanes, forest edge, second growth, bushy partially open pastures and ravines at 2,500-3,600 m.
Behaviour
Territorial.
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar taken from low-growing flowers. They also hawk for insects.
Breeding
They lay two white eggs, which are incubated by the female.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
- Wikipedia
- Zipcode Zoo
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-thighed Puffleg. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-thighed_Puffleg
