Emerald-bellied Puffleg
Eriocnemis aline(Bourcier, J, 1843)
English (US) Emerald-bellied Puffleg
The Emerald-bellied Puffleg (Eriocnemis aline) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Eriocnemis aline
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Emerald-bellied Puffleg
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Eriocnemis aline aline
- Eriocnemis aline dybowskii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya Alinae
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1843)
- Type locality
- Tunja, Colombia.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, d'Agriculture et d'Industrie 5 p.344 pl.19
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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