Greenish puffleg

The greenish puffleg (Haplophaedia aureliae) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest. It is often regarded as including the buff-thighed puffleg as a subspecies.

Greenish puffleg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Haplophaedia
Species:
H. aureliae
Binomial name
Haplophaedia aureliae

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Haplophaedia aureliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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