''Haplophaedia'' is a small

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of hummingbirds, which – together with the members of the genus ''

Eriocnemis ''Eriocnemis'' is a genus of hummingbirds, which - together with the species in the genus ''Haplophaedia'' - are known as pufflegs. They occur in humid forest, woodland and shrub at altitudes of 1000 to 4800 m. asl in the Andes of Argentina, Bo ...

'' – are known as

puffleg The pufflegs are hummingbirds from the genera '' Eriocnemis'' and ''Haplophaedia''. They occur in humid forest, woodland and shrub at altitudes of 1000 to 4800 m. asl in the Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. ...

s. They are found at low levels in humid forest, woodland and shrub at altitudes of 1200 to 3100 m. asl in the

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of Bolivia,

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, and Colombia. All species have a straight black bill, a coppery-green plumage, and a slightly forked dark blue tail. The leg-puffs are white in the greenish and hoary pufflegs, and

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-tinged in the buff-thighed puffleg.

Species

Three species are currently recognized, though the buff-thighed puffleg is sometimes considered a subspecies of the greenish puffleg.

References

* Heynen, I. (1999). Genus ''Haplophaedia''. Pp. 643 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (1999). ''Handbook of the Birds of the World.'' Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

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