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The Chimborazo Hillstar, scientifically known as Oreotrochilus chimborazo, is a species of hummingbird native to the high-altitude Andean regions of Ecuador. It is named after the Chimborazo volcano, where a significant population of the species resides. This small bird is adapted to cold alpine env...
The Bearded Helmetcrest historically referred to the species Oxypogon guerinii, a high-altitude hummingbird complex adapted to the páramo ecosystems of the South American Andes. In 2013, taxonomic authorities split this bird into four separate, geographically isolated species based on distinct diffe...
The Black-thighed puffleg is a species of hummingbird belonging to the genus Eriocnemis, native to the Andean regions of Colombia and Ecuador. It is distinct among pufflegs due to the black coloration of the fluffy feathering on its legs, known as leg puffs. Typically inhabiting humid montane forest...
The buff-thighed puffleg, Haplophaedia assimilis, is a hummingbird native to the Andes of Peru and Bolivia. It belongs to a group known as pufflegs because conspicuous feather tufts cover the upper portions of their legs; in this species, those tufts are pale buff. The bird inhabits humid montane fo...
