Himmelssylphe vs Selland-Löwenzahn

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Taraxacum sellandii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himmelssylphe	Selland-Löwenzahn
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Seglervögel)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Trochilidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Taraxacum
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Taraxacum sellandii

Conservation Status

Himmelssylphe

LC — Least Concern

Selland-Löwenzahn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himmelssylphe	Selland-Löwenzahn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himmelssylphe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Selland-Löwenzahn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.