Long-tailed Sylph vs Red Quebracho

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Schinopsis balansae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Red Quebracho
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Trochilidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Schinopsis
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Schinopsis balansae

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Red Quebracho

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Red Quebracho
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 Quebracho

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.