Himmelssylphe vs Nordamerikanische Seide

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

Himmelssylphe is Least Concern while Nordamerikanische Seide is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himmelssylphe	Nordamerikanische Seide
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Seglervögel)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Trochilidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Cuscuta
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Himmelssylphe

LC — Least Concern

Nordamerikanische Seide

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himmelssylphe	Nordamerikanische Seide
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.

Nordamerikanische Seide

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.