Небесный сильф vs River Maple

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Небесный сильф is Least Concern while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Небесный сильф	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (стрижеобразные)	Sapindales (сапиндоцветные)
Family	Trochilidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Acer
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Небесный сильф

LC — Least Concern

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Небесный сильф	River Maple
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.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway