Long-tailed Sylph vs may lily

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Maianthemum bifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	may lily
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (chim)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Bộ Yến)	Asparagales (Bộ Măng tây)
Family	Trochilidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Maianthemum
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Maianthemum bifolium

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

may lily

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	may lily
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.

may lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, 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