Long-tailed Sylph vs Red Kite

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Milvus milvus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern while Red Kite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Red Kite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Trochilidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Milvus
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Milvus milvus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Sylph and Red Kite share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Red Kite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Red Kite
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.

Red Kite

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

Red Kite

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway