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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. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Eriocnemis
Scientific:
Eriocnemis derbyi
Citation:
(Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Reference:
Rev.Zool. p.306
Protonym:
Trochilus Derbyi
Avibase ID:
AD8A1A5AFCDB33CF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AD8A1A5A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555258
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Érione de Derby ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Érione de Derby ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2018: Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Eriocnemis derbyi [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Eriocnemis derbyi [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Eriocnemis derbyi [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eriocnemis derbyi [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eriocnemis derbyi [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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