Black-billed Parrot / Black-billed Amazon vs Long-tailed Sylph

Amazona agilis compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Key Differences

• Black-billed Parrot / Black-billed Amazon is Endangered while Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Parrot / Black-billed Amazon	Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Aves (पक्षी)	Aves (पक्षी)
Order	Psittaciformes (तोता)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Trochilidae
Genus	Amazona	Aglaiocercus
Species	Amazona agilis	Aglaiocercus kingii

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Parrot / Black-billed Amazon and Long-tailed Sylph share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (पक्षी)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Parrot / Black-billed Amazon

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Parrot / Black-billed Amazon	Long-tailed Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-billed Parrot / Black-billed Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black-billed Parrot / Black-billed Amazon

The Black-billed Parrot / Black-billed Amazon (Amazona agilis) is a species in the genus Amazona. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway