jaçanã-africana vs Long-tailed Sylph

Actophilornis africanus compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaçanã-africana	Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Jacanidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Actophilornis	Aglaiocercus
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Aglaiocercus kingii

Evolutionary Relationship

jaçanã-africana and Long-tailed Sylph share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (ave)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

jaçanã-africana

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

jaçanã-africana

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Arab Emirates.

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

jaçanã-africana

The African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) is a species in the genus Actophilornis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Long-tailed Sylph

Um dos beija-flores mais vistosamente ornamentados, os machos do beija-flor-de-cauda-longa (Aglaiocercus kingii) possuem plumagem verde-iridescente e retrizes externas dramaticamente alongadas em forma de fita, atingindo até 22 cm — mais de três vezes o comprimento do corpo. Encontrado nas florestas nubladas andinas da Colômbia e Venezuela, habita florestas montanas úmidas entre 1.400 e 2.800 metros de altitude. Os machos realizam voos elaborados para atrair as fêmeas. Suas caudas extravagantes são um exemplo clássico de seleção sexual por preferência feminina.