Eastern Waterleaf vs Long-tailed Sylph

Hydrophyllum virginianum compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Key Differences

• Eastern Waterleaf is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Waterleaf	Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Hydrophyllaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Hydrophyllum	Aglaiocercus
Species	Hydrophyllum virginianum	Aglaiocercus kingii

Conservation Status

Eastern Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Waterleaf	Long-tailed Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Waterleaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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