Emperor's candlesticks vs Long-tailed Sylph

Senna alata compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Key Differences

• Emperor's candlesticks is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emperor's candlesticks	Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Aves (นก)
Order	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Senna	Aglaiocercus
Species	Senna alata	Aglaiocercus kingii

Conservation Status

Emperor's candlesticks

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Emperor's candlesticks	Long-tailed Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Emperor's candlesticks

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Long-tailed Sylph

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia