Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Apodiformes > Trochilidae > Eriocnemis > Eriocnemis derbyiEriocnemis derbyi (Black-thighed Puffleg)Synonyms: Trochilus derbyi The black-thighed puffleg (Eriocnemis derbyi) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found at humid forest edge and ravines in the Andean highlands of Colombia and northern Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss. As suggested by its name, the feathering around its legs is black, which is unique among the pufflegs. Otherwise its plumage is green with a contrastingly black tail. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 4.9195 EDGE Score: 2.4714 |
Diet [1] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Nectarivore | Diet - Invertibrates [1] | 10 % | Diet - Nectar [1] | 90 % | Forages - Mid-High [1] | 20 % | Forages - Understory [1] | 80 % | | Clutch Size [2] | 2 |
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Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Alto Quindío |
Colombia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Bosques del Oriente de Risaralda |
Colombia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Cuenca del Río Toche |
Colombia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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El Ángel-Cerro Golondrinas |
Ecuador |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Estación Biológica Guandera-Cerro Mongus |
Ecuador |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Finca Paraguay |
Colombia |
A1, A2 |
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Lago Cumbal |
Colombia |
A1 |
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Lagunas Bombona y Vancouver |
Colombia |
A1, A2 |
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Páramos y Bosques Altoandinos de Génova |
Colombia |
A1, A2 |
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Parque Nacional Natural Puracé |
Colombia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Reserva Hidrográfica, Forestal y Parque Ecológico de Río Blanco |
Colombia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Reserva Natural Ibanasca |
Colombia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Reserva Natural Semillas de Agua |
Colombia |
A1, A2 |
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Reservas Comunitarias de Roncesvalles |
Colombia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Santuario de Fauna y Flora Galeras |
Colombia |
A1, A2 |
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Tropical Andes |
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela |
Yes |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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