© Luisa Arndt
© Jorge Muñoz García CAQUETA BIRDING
© Jorge Muñoz García CAQUETA BIRDING

Hoary Puffleg Haplophaedia lugens

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Identification

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Dull hummingbird restricted to mid-elevation Andean cloud forest in northwestern Ecuador and western Colombia. Mostly green, but underparts are grayer with white scaling; also note coppery tinge to crown and rump. White leg puffs are usually conspicuous on male, but they are much smaller on female and immature and can be concealed behind belly feathers. Scarce; usually encountered feeding low inside forest, often near streams.

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