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Species record

Buff-thighed Puffleg

Haplophaedia assimilis

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Primary Traits

FamilyTrochilidae
OrderCaprimulgiformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatForest
DietNectar
FlightFlies
Average mass

5.05 g

Elevation

1,500 m - 2,500 m

Data points

48

Images

0

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Haplophaedia assimilis

English name

Buff-thighed Puffleg

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Family

Trochilidae

Genus

Haplophaedia

Species

assimilis

Data source

BLI, BOTW, D07

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

4 g

Maximum unsexed mass

6 g

Average mass

5.05 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

1,500 m

Typical upper elevation

2,500 m

Maximum elevation

3,000 m

Elevation range

1,000 m

Typical elevation

2,000 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

1

Primary diet

Nectar

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.7

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

Solitary breeder

Nest type

No data

Nest substrate

No data

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

2

Incubating sex

Female

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Altitudinal Migrant