Long-tailed Sylph vs stipular flapwort

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Harpanthus scutatus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern while stipular flapwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	stipular flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (Lumut hati)
Class	Aves (burung)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Trochilidae	Harpanthaceae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Harpanthus
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Harpanthus scutatus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

stipular flapwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

stipular flapwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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