Long-tailed Sylph vs Phoma blight

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (ave)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Trochilidae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Epicoccum
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Phoma blight
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.

Phoma blight

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.