| Violet-tailed Sylph | |
|---|---|
| A male in NW Ecuador | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Aglaiocercus |
| Species: | A. coelestis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aglaiocercus coelestis (Gould, 1861) |
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The Violet-tailed Sylph, Aglaiocercus coelestis, is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Males average around 7 inches,(18 cm), in height, while females average around 3.8 inches (9.7 cm). The Sylph lives in areas from 300-2100 metres in elevation, though typically above 900 metres.[1]
"...a rapid, double-sounding tez-it at 1 per sec for up to several minutes..."[1]
"Solitary and usually low inside forest at small clumps of flowers. Hovers or occasionally clings to feed and does not gather at flowering trees." [1]
