Schwarzschwanzsylphe vs Grünschwanzsylphe

Lesbia victoriae compared with Lesbia nuna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Schwarzschwanzsylphe	Grünschwanzsylphe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Aves (Vögel)	Aves (Vögel)
Order same	Apodiformes (Seglervögel)	Apodiformes (Seglervögel)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Lesbia	Lesbia
Species	Lesbia victoriae	Lesbia nuna

Evolutionary Relationship

Schwarzschwanzsylphe and Grünschwanzsylphe share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lesbia.

Conservation Status

Schwarzschwanzsylphe

LC — Least Concern

Grünschwanzsylphe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Schwarzschwanzsylphe	Grünschwanzsylphe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Schwarzschwanzsylphe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Grünschwanzsylphe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Schwarzschwanzsylphe

The Black-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae) is a species in the genus Lesbia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Grünschwanzsylphe

A medium-sized Andean hummingbird with a long, deeply forked green tail — the longest tail relative to body size among trainbearer hummingbirds — male green-tailed trainbearers inhabit open grassland, scrub, and Andean hedgerows from Ecuador to Bolivia at elevations of 2,000–4,000 meters. Males perform aerial display flights with the ornamental tail streaming behind. Found in semi-open Andean landscapes including gardens, agricultural areas, and páramo edges where they feed at diverse flowering plants.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway