Aglaiocercus is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Aglaiocercus
Long-tailed sylph, Aglaiocercus kingii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Lesbiini
Genus: Aglaiocercus
Zimmer, 1930
Type species
Ornismya kingii[1]
Lesson, 1832
Species

3, see text

Description

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It contains the following species:

Genus Aglaiocercus Zimmer, 1930 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Long-tailed sylph

 
Male
 
Female

Aglaiocercus kingii
(Lesson, 1832)

Six subspecies
  • A. k. margarethae
  • A. k. caudatus
  • A. k. emmae
  • A. k. kingii
  • A. k. mocoa
  • A. k. smaragdinus
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
 
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Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 


Violet-tailed sylph

 
Male
 
Female

Aglaiocercus coelestis
(Gould, 1861)
Colombia and Ecuador.
 
Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 


Venezuelan sylph


Aglaiocercus berlepschi
(Hartert, 1898)
Venezuela
 
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Diet:
 EN 



References

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  1. ^ "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.