Buff-throated Purpletuft vs Long-tailed Sylph

Iodopleura pipra compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Key Differences

• Buff-throated Purpletuft is Endangered while Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-throated Purpletuft	Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cotingidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Iodopleura	Aglaiocercus
Species	Iodopleura pipra	Aglaiocercus kingii

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-throated Purpletuft and Long-tailed Sylph share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Buff-throated Purpletuft

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-throated Purpletuft	Long-tailed Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-throated Purpletuft

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Buff-throated Purpletuft

The Buff-Throated Purpletuft (Iodopleura pipra) is a species in the genus Iodopleura. It is currently classified as Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway