Black-thighed puffleg
Eriocnemis derbyi (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
The black-thighed puffleg (Eriocnemis derbyi) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 5.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the black-thighed puffleg
- Weight
- 5.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-thighed puffleg live?
Not recorded
What is the black-thighed puffleg?
The black-thighed puffleg (Eriocnemis derbyi) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Is the black-thighed puffleg endangered?
The black-thighed puffleg is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the black-thighed puffleg classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusEriocnemis
- SpeciesEriocnemis derbyi (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Synonyms Eriocnemis derbyi derbyi, Trochilus derbyi
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- منتفخ الساق أسود الفخذينArabic
- colibrí calçat camanegreCatalan
- papučka černonoháCzech
- kolibřík černonohýCzech
- sïedn bacsiog coesdduWelsh
- Sortlåret KvastbenDanish
- Schwarzfeder-HöschenkolibriGerman
- SchwarzhöschenGerman
- nigrafemura ŝukolibroEsperanto
- Calzadito patinegroSpanish
- Zamarrito MuslinegroSpanish
- mustasukkakolibriFinnish
- Érione de DerbyFrench
- crnonogi kolibrićCroatian
- Fiocchetto zampenereItalian
- クロモモワタアシハチドリJapanese
- juodašlaunis erionasLithuanian
- ZwartflankpluimbroekjeDutch
- svartbuksedunfotNorwegian
- puchatek czarnonogiPolish
- calçadinho-escuroPortuguese
- calçudo-de-patas-pretasPortuguese
- Чернобедрый эрионRussian
- Чернобёдрый эрионRussian
- pančuchárik čiernonohýSlovak
- Crnonogi gaćasti kolibriSerbian
- svartdunbenaSwedish
- Kara Paçalı PufayakTurkish
- еріон чорноногийUkrainian
- 黑脚毛腿蜂鸟Chinese
- 黑腳鬆腿蜂鳥Chinese
Relatives of the black-thighed puffleg
Other species in the same genus Eriocnemis.
Black-breasted puffleg
Eriocnemis nigrivestis
Colorful puffleg
Eriocnemis mirabilis
Emerald-bellied puffleg
Eriocnemis aline
Blue-capped puffleg
Eriocnemis glaucopoides
Sapphire-vented puffleg
Eriocnemis luciani
Golden-breasted puffleg
Eriocnemis mosquera
CompareBlack-thighed puffleg vs Black-breasted pufflegBlack-thighed puffleg vs Colorful pufflegBlack-thighed puffleg vs Emerald-bellied pufflegBlack-thighed puffleg vs Blue-capped puffleg
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-thighed puffleg?
An adult black-thighed puffleg weighs 5.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-thighed puffleg endangered?
The black-thighed puffleg is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the black-thighed puffleg?
The black-thighed puffleg (Eriocnemis derbyi) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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