Family Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Near Threatened
Black-thighed Puffleg (Eriocnemis derbyi)
Taxonomy
French: Érione de Derby German: Schwarzfeder-Höschenkolibri Spanish: Calzadito patinegro
Taxonomy:
Trochilus Derbyi
DeLattre and Bourcier
, 1846,Volcán de Puracé, near Popayán, Colombia
.Distribution:
C Andes of Colombia (S from Tolima) and NW Ecuador (to Imbabura).
Descriptive notes
10 cm. Bill straight, blackish. Male shining golden-green above and below, underparts appearing black in certain lights; uppertail- and undertail-coverts are strongly... read more
Voice
Only known vocalization is a short buzzy trill “tzzrr”, repeated at irregular intervals, and given... read more
Habitat
Inhabits humid forest borders and bushy pastures; in addition there are records from shrubby... read more
Food and feeding
Territorial; takes nectar of low-growing flowers such as Fuchsia and Ericaceae. Insects are caught by hawking.
Breeding
Records from Puracé suggest season in Feb. Clutch two white eggs; incubation by female; first breeding in second year. No further... read more
Movements
Sedentary with seasonal altitudinal movements.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. CITES II. Currently considered Near Threatened. Restricted-range species: present in Northern Central Andes EBA. Generally uncommon to locally common... read more
Closely related to E. nigrivestis and E. vestita. Populations at N end of range have a slightly longer bill; formerly regarded as race longirostris, but variation is clinal. Monotypic.