Long-tailed Sylph vs Phantom Darner

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Triacanthagyna trifida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Phantom Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Aves (ave)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Trochilidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Triacanthagyna
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Triacanthagyna trifida

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Sylph and Phantom Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Phantom Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Phantom Darner
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.

Phantom Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia