Kingdom Animalia Order Apodiformes Genus Haplophaedia Higher classification Haplophaedia | Phylum Chordata Family Trochilidae Scientific name Haplophaedia assimilis Rank Species | |
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The buff-thighed puffleg (Haplophaedia assimilis) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is often considered a subspecies of the greenish puffleg.
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