Sylphe à queue d'azur vs Gesse Printanière

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Lathyrus vernus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sylphe à queue d'azur	Gesse Printanière
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	Lathyrus
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Sylphe à queue d'azur

LC — Least Concern

Gesse Printanière

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sylphe à queue d'azur	Gesse Printanière
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.

Gesse Printanière

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway