Long-tailed Sylph vs Redspored Dapperling

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Melanophyllum haematospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Redspored Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Ebabiller)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Trochilidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Melanophyllum
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Melanophyllum haematospermum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Redspored Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Redspored Dapperling
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.

Redspored Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway