Long-tailed Sylph vs Species code: Zl

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Zostera caulescens

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern while Species code: Zl is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Species code: Zl
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Trochilidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Zostera
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Zostera caulescens

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Zl

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Species code: Zl
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.

Species code: Zl

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.