Sylphe à queue d'azur vs Trèfle

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Trifolium argutum

Key Differences

• Sylphe à queue d'azur is Least Concern while Trèfle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Sylphe à queue d'azur

LC — Least Concern

Trèfle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sylphe à queue d'azur	Trèfle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sylphe à queue d'azur

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Trèfle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.