Long-tailed Sylph vs pore coral

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Montipora undata

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern while pore coral is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	pore coral
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Anthozoa
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family	Trochilidae	Acroporidae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Montipora
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Montipora undata

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Sylph and pore coral share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

pore coral

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	pore coral
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.

pore coral

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.