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Buffy hummingbird

Leucippus fallax (Bourcier, 1843)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The buffy hummingbird (Leucippus fallax) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Buffy hummingbird (Leucippus fallax)
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Quick facts about the buffy hummingbird

Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc 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 buffy hummingbird live?

Not recorded

What is the buffy hummingbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The buffy hummingbird (Leucippus fallax) is a species of bird in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Leucippus. This bird lives in dry forest and scrubland in northern South America where it feeds on insects and the nectar, flesh, and juice of cactus fruits.

From the Wikipedia article “Buffy hummingbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buffy_hummingbird&oldid=1380657314), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the buffy hummingbird endangered?

The buffy hummingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 buffy hummingbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusLeucippus
  7. SpeciesLeucippus fallax (Bourcier, 1843)

Synonyms Leucippus fallax fallax, Trochilus fallax

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • colibrí cremósCatalan
  • kolibřík rusoprsýCzech
  • sïedn melynllwydWelsh
  • Okkerbrystet KolibriDanish
  • ZimtbrustkolibriGerman
  • ZimtbürstchenGerman
  • cinambrusta kolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí anteSpanish
  • säämiskäkolibriFinnish
  • Colibri trompeurFrench
  • Leucippe trompeurFrench
  • obalni kolibrićCroatian
  • Colibrì camoscioItalian
  • ミズベハチドリJapanese
  • Rusvagurklis leucipasLithuanian
  • rausvagurklis leucipasLithuanian
  • Bruine KolibrieDutch
  • ferskenkolibriNorwegian
  • płowiaczekPolish
  • klejnocik płowyPolish
  • colibri-ocrePortuguese
  • beija-flor-camurçaPortuguese
  • Ржавогрудый левкиппRussian
  • Ржавогрудый леуциппусRussian
  • kolibrík plavýSlovak
  • ockrabröstad kolibriSwedish
  • Tarçın Göğüslü KolibriTurkish
  • колібрі вохристийUkrainian
  • 淡黄蜂鸟Chinese
  • 淡黃月亮蜂鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the buffy hummingbird

Other species in the same family Trochilidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the buffy hummingbird?

An adult buffy hummingbird weighs 6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the buffy hummingbird endangered?

The buffy hummingbird 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 buffy hummingbird?

The buffy hummingbird (Leucippus fallax) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

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@misc{buffy_hummingbird_2026,
  title = {Buffy hummingbird (Leucippus fallax)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/buffy-hummingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}