Небесный сильф vs Mountain-ash

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Небесный сильф	Mountain-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (стрижеобразные)	Rosales (розоцветные)
Family	Trochilidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Sorbus
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Sorbus alnifolia

Conservation Status

Небесный сильф

LC — Least Concern

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Небесный сильф	Mountain-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Небесный сильф

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Mountain-ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Небесный сильф

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.