Greenish Puffleg
Photo © Anthony Batista
Photo © Anthony Batista — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #199311659The greenish puffleg (Haplophaedia aureliae) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. == Taxonomy and systematics == An early author included Haplophaedia in genus Eriocnemis but later work confirmed that they are separate sister genera. The greenish puffleg has six recognized subspecies (but see the text below the list): H. a. floccus Nelson (1912) H. a. galindoi Wetmore (1967) H. a. caucensis Simon (1911) H. a. aureliae Bourcier & Mulsant (1846) H. a. russata Gould (1871) H. a. cutucuensis Schuchmann, Weller, & Heynen (2000) The taxonomy of this species is unsettled. H. a. russata has sometimes been treated as a separate species. H. a. floccus and H. a. galindoi have sometimes been included in H. a. caucensis. The two subspecies of buff-thighed puffleg (H. assimilis) were originally included in H. aureliae, then split from it. As of early 2022 H. assimilis is under consideration for reinclusion in aureliae but the proposal does not have much support. The greenish and buff-thighed pufflegs are now treated as sister species. == Description == The greenish puffleg is 9 to 11.6 cm (3.5 to 4.6 in) long and weighs…
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