African Fish-Eagle vs Long-tailed Sylph

Haliaeetus vocifer compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Fish-Eagle	Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Trochilidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Aglaiocercus
Species	Haliaeetus vocifer	Aglaiocercus kingii

Evolutionary Relationship

African Fish-Eagle and Long-tailed Sylph share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

African Fish-Eagle

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Fish-Eagle	Long-tailed Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Fish-Eagle

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

African Fish-Eagle

The African Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) is a species in the genus Haliaeetus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Long-tailed Sylph

One of the most strikingly ornamented hummingbirds, male long-tailed sylphs have iridescent green plumage and dramatically elongated, ribbon-like outer tail feathers reaching up to 22 cm — over three times the body length. Found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Venezuela, they inhabit humid montane forest between 1,400–2,800 meters elevation. Males perform elaborate display flights to attract females. Their extravagant tails are a classic example of sexual selection via female preference.