Hoary puffleg
Haplophaedia lugens (Gould, 1852)
The hoary puffleg (Haplophaedia lugens) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.9 g to 7.15 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the hoary puffleg
- Weight
- 6.9 g – 7.15 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
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the hoary puffleg live?
Not recorded
What is the hoary puffleg?
The hoary puffleg (Haplophaedia lugens) 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 hoary puffleg endangered?
The hoary puffleg is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species.
How is the hoary puffleg classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusHaplophaedia
- SpeciesHaplophaedia lugens (Gould, 1852)
Synonyms Eriocnemis lugens, Eriopus lugens
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- منتفخ الساق الأشيبArabic
- colibrí calçat canósCatalan
- kolibřík quitskýCzech
- papučka šedobřicháCzech
- sïedn bacsiog llwydwynWelsh
- Mørk KvastbenDanish
- Schuppenbauch-HöschenkolibriGerman
- Schuppen-SchneehöschenGerman
- griza ŝukolibroEsperanto
- Calzadito canosoSpanish
- Zamarrito CanosoSpanish
- nokikolibriFinnish
- Érione givréeFrench
- pepeljastogrli kolibrićCroatian
- Fiocchetto canutoItalian
- ハイイロアシゲハチドリJapanese
- žiloji haplofedijaLithuanian
- Geschubd PluimbroekjeDutch
- sørgedunfotNorwegian
- puchatek łuskowanyPolish
- calçudo-grisalhoPortuguese
- calçadinho-grisalhoPortuguese
- Седой эрионRussian
- Седая хаплофедияRussian
- pančuchárik hnedastýSlovak
- Ljuskasti gaćasti kolibriSerbian
- sorgdunbenaSwedish
- Esmer PufayakTurkish
- колібрі-пухоніг сіроволийUkrainian
- 苍蓬腿蜂鸟Chinese
- 蒼蓬腿蜂鳥Chinese
Relatives of the hoary puffleg
Other species in the same genus Haplophaedia.
Greenish puffleg
Haplophaedia aureliae
Buff-thighed puffleg
Haplophaedia assimilis
CompareHoary puffleg vs Greenish pufflegHoary puffleg vs Buff-thighed puffleg
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the hoary puffleg?
An adult hoary puffleg weighs 6.9 g – 7.15 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the hoary puffleg endangered?
The hoary puffleg is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the hoary puffleg?
The hoary puffleg (Haplophaedia lugens) 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.
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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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