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Emerald-bellied Puffleg

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;[[:Category:Eriocnemis|Eriocnemis]] alinae ;[[:Category:Eriocnemis|Eriocnemis]] alinae
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==Identification== ==Identification==
==Distribution== ==Distribution==
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 +The specific part of the scientific name should be spelled ''aline'' and not ''alinae'' according to a recent decision by SACC
==Habitat== ==Habitat==
Damp cloud forest. Damp cloud forest.
==Behaviour== ==Behaviour==
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==References== ==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia
 +#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=220902&highlight=aline Birdforum thread] discussing the use of ''aline'' vs ''alinae''
{{ref}} {{ref}}
==External Links== ==External Links==
{{GSearch|Eriocnemis+alinae}} {{GSearch|Eriocnemis+alinae}}
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eriocnemis]] [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eriocnemis]]

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Photo by lior kislevAbra Patricia, Peru, February 2010
Photo by lior kislev
Abra Patricia, Peru, February 2010
Eriocnemis alinae

Eriocnemis aline

Contents

Identification

Distribution

Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

Photo by lior kislevAbra Patricia, Peru, February 2010
Photo by lior kislev
Abra Patricia, Peru, February 2010

There are 2 subspecies:

  • E. a. alinae:
  • 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.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Wikipedia
  3. Birdforum thread discussing the use of aline vs alinae

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