- Haplophaedia aureliae
Identification
9–11·6 cm (3½-4½ in)
Male
- Coppery-green upperparts, head and neck
Distribution
Central America and South America
Central America: Panama
South America: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- H. a. caucensis:
- H. a. aureliae:
- Eastern Andes of Colombia and (?) east slope of central Andes
- H. a. russata:
- Eastern slope of Andes of Ecuador
- H. a. cutucuensis:
- Mountains of eastern Ecuador (Cordillera de Cutucú)
Habitat
Wet and humid montane and pre-montane subtropical forests and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar taken from a wide range of tubular (particularly red) flowers, trees and shrubs. They defend their territory very aggressively.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
- AvianWeb
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greenish Puffleg. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greenish_Puffleg
