Buffy Hummingbird vs Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Buffy Hummingbird

Leucippus fallax

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The male and female buffy hummingbird are similar in appearance but the female tends to be less brightly coloured, and there is considerable variation in shade between individuals. The back and upper parts of the bird are a dull green, the underparts pale cinnamon-buff and the belly and undertail coverts white. The tail is dull green with a transverse grey bar and a rounded end. There is a white spot behind the eye and the beak is slender and straight. The upper mandible is black and the lower one pale with a black tip. The bird ranges from 8.5 to 9 cm (3.3 to 3.5 in) in length.

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Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Eriocnemis luciani

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The sapphire-vented puffleg is 11.4 to 14 cm (4.5 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 5.4 to 6.4 g (0.19 to 0.23 oz). It has a straight black bill. The nominate subspecies' male has metallic grass green upperparts with a shining dark blue forecrown. Its underparts are mostly glittering golden green with a glittering purple vent and undertail coverts. Its leg puffs are white and the tail is deeply forked and blue-black. The female is slightly smaller, with a less deeply forked tail, but has the same plumage. Subspecies E. l. Voice: The sapphire-vented puffleg's call is described as a "sharp tirr tirr".

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Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Buffy Hummingbird and Sapphire-vented Puffleg.