Sylphe à queue d'azur vs Variable Dancer

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sylphe à queue d'azur	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Trochilidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Argia
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Sylphe à queue d'azur and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Sylphe à queue d'azur

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sylphe à queue d'azur	Variable Dancer
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.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.