Kahle Melde vs Himmelssylphe

Atriplex glabriuscula compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Key Differences

Kahle Melde is Near Threatened while Himmelssylphe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kahle Melde	Himmelssylphe
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)	Apodiformes (Seglervögel)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Atriplex	Aglaiocercus
Species	Atriplex glabriuscula	Aglaiocercus kingii

Conservation Status

Kahle Melde

NT — Near Threatened

Himmelssylphe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kahle Melde	Himmelssylphe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kahle Melde

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Himmelssylphe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Kahle Melde

The Babington's Orache (Atriplex glabriuscula) is a species in the genus Atriplex. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Himmelssylphe

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.