vs Long-tailed Sylph

Altererythrobacter fulvus compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (प्रोटियोबैक्टीरिया)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Aves (पक्षी)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Aglaiocercus
Species	Altererythrobacter fulvus	Aglaiocercus kingii

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Long-tailed Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Altererythrobacter fulvus is a species in the genus Altererythrobacter. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Long-tailed Sylph

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.