Long Tailed Sylph

Copyright: monacoeye • San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador, February • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Long Tailed Sylph
Latin: Aglaiocercus kingii
Other: Silfo de King, Silfo colilargo, Colibrí coludo azul, Cometa verdiazul (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Andes; Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Similar: Violet Tailed Sylph


Long-tailed Sylphs at in Ecuador. Only males have the very long tails. Females have chestnut bellies and short tails. Seen at Guango and San Isidro Lodges - the latter is a good place to see them. 1600m - 2600m.

Not much overlap with Violet-tailed Sylph (only on west slope) fortunately.