amande de Java vs Sylphe à queue d'azur

Canarium vulgare compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	amande de Java	Sylphe à queue d'azur
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Burseraceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Canarium	Aglaiocercus
Species	Canarium vulgare	Aglaiocercus kingii

Conservation Status

amande de Java

LC — Least Concern

Sylphe à queue d'azur

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	amande de Java	Sylphe à queue d'azur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

amande de Java

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

Sylphe à queue d'azur

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.