lentille de terre vs Sylphe à queue d'azur

Macrotyloma geocarpum compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lentille de terre	Sylphe à queue d'azur
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Macrotyloma	Aglaiocercus
Species	Macrotyloma geocarpum	Aglaiocercus kingii

Conservation Status

lentille de terre

LC — Least Concern

Sylphe à queue d'azur

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lentille de terre	Sylphe à queue d'azur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lentille de terre

Habitat

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

Sylphe à queue d'azur

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Sylphe à queue d'azur

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.