Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Buff-thighed Puffleg (Haplophaedia assimilis) - HBW 5, p. 643
French: Érione à pattes rousses
German: Fahlschenkel-Höschenkolibri
Spanish: Calzadito Verdoso Sureño
Taxonomy: Eriocnemis assimilis Elliot, 1876, Apolo and Tilotilo, La Paz, Bolivia.
Genus sometimes merged into Eriocnemis; also considered to be close to Urosticte and Ocreatus. May form superspecies with H. aureliae; these two usually considered conspecific, but plumage differences, together with disjunct distributions, support their treatment as separate species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- affinis (Taczanowski, 1884) - E Andes of N & C Peru.
- assimilis (Elliot, 1876) - S Peru and NW Bolivia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Calls. Locality Pillahuata, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
(ssp affinis)
Nick Athanas 30 May 2003 2 years ago 3
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