Long-tailed Sylph vs Manna Ash

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Fraxinus ornus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern while Manna Ash is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Manna Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Trochilidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Fraxinus
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Fraxinus ornus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Manna Ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Manna Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Manna Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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