Buff-thighed puffleg
Haplophaedia assimilis (D. G. Elliot, 1876)
The buff-thighed puffleg (Haplophaedia assimilis) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 4.8 g to 5.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the buff-thighed puffleg
- Weight
- 4.8 g – 5.9 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 buff-thighed puffleg live?
Not recorded
What is the buff-thighed puffleg?
The buff-thighed puffleg (Haplophaedia assimilis) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
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Is the buff-thighed puffleg endangered?
The buff-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.
How is the buff-thighed puffleg classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusHaplophaedia
- SpeciesHaplophaedia assimilis (D. G. Elliot, 1876)
Synonyms Eriocnemis assimilis, Haplophaedia aureliae assimilis
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- منتفخ الساق برتقالي الفخذArabic
- colibrí calçat de potes rosaCatalan
- papučka světlerousáCzech
- kolibřík světlerousýCzech
- Rustlåret KvastbenDanish
- Fahlschenkel-HöschenkolibriGerman
- rufafemura ŝukolibroEsperanto
- Calzadito verdoso sureñoSpanish
- Calzadito de Muslo AnteadoSpanish
- etelänpuistokolibriFinnish
- Érione à pattes roussesFrench
- žućkastonogi kolibrićCroatian
- Fiocchetto zampecamoscioItalian
- キモモアシゲハチドリJapanese
- geltonšlaunė haplofedijaLithuanian
- VaaldijpluimbroekjeDutch
- quechuadunfotNorwegian
- puchatek peruwiańskiPolish
- calçudo-de-patas-ruivasPortuguese
- calçadinho-esverdeado-do-sulPortuguese
- Бледноногий эрионRussian
- Бледноногая хаплофедияRussian
- pančuchárik zelenkastýSlovak
- Žutonogi gaćasti kolibriSerbian
- quechuadunbenaSwedish
- Solgun Paçalı PufayakTurkish
- колібрі-пухоніг рудоногийUkrainian
- 棕蓬腿蜂鳥Chinese
- 黄腿蓬腿蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the buff-thighed puffleg
Other species in the same genus Haplophaedia.
Greenish puffleg
Haplophaedia aureliae
Hoary puffleg
Haplophaedia lugens
CompareBuff-thighed puffleg vs Greenish pufflegBuff-thighed puffleg vs Hoary puffleg
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the buff-thighed puffleg?
An adult buff-thighed puffleg weighs 4.8 g – 5.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the buff-thighed puffleg endangered?
The buff-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 buff-thighed puffleg?
The buff-thighed puffleg (Haplophaedia assimilis) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
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