Haplophaedia aureliae
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The greenish puffleg (Haplophaedia aureliae) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. An early author included Haplophaedia in genus Eriocnemis but later work confirmed that they are separate sister genera.
The greenish puffleg has six recognized subspecies (but see the text below the list): The two subspecies of buff-thighed puffleg (H. assimilis) were originally included in H. aureliae, then split from it. As of early 2022 H. assimilis is under consideration for reinclusion in aureliae but the proposal does not have much support. The greenish and buff-thighed pufflegs are now treated as sister species.
The greenish puffleg is 9 to 11.6 cm... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Greenish Puffleg sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 207th most-seen of the 397 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Greenish Puffleg in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–February, the lowest months. That is one of Darién National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 450 mm in November.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greenish Puffleg sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Greenish Puffleg sightings, Darién National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Greenish Puffleg that you can see in Darién National Park (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Long-billed Hermit (about 20%), Violet-crowned Woodnymph (about 20%) and Purple-crowned Fairy (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Greenish Puffleg is recorded against all the birds logged in Darién National Park (34 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
