Long-tailed Sylph vs Stinking chamomile

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Ebabiller)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Trochilidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Anthemis
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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