Hoary Puffleg
Haplophaedia lugens(Gould, J, 1852)
English (US) Hoary Puffleg
The Hoary Puffleg (Haplophaedia lugens) 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.
Range: Pacific slope of southwestern Colombia (Nariño) and northwestern EcuadorRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Haplophaedia lugens
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Hoary Puffleg
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1852)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Eriopus lugens
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1852)
- Type locality
- Quito, Ecuador.
- Original description
- Contributions to ornithology p.140
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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