Long-tailed Sylph vs mountain clover

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Trifolium montanum

Key Differences

Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern while mountain clover is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	mountain clover
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (นก)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family	Trochilidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Trifolium
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Trifolium montanum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

mountain clover

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	mountain clover
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.

mountain clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.