Aglaiocercus coelestis ( Violetstaartnimf )

Long-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus kingii


The Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingi) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Courtship strategy The male long-tailed sylph carries characteristic elongated tail feathers. These feathers are so ridiculously long that they hinder his flight: it is difficult for him to carry such finery every day when he relies on his flying skills to survive. Female sylphs, whose tails are of a more modest size, pick out and mate with the males with the longest tail feathers. They therefore ensure that they are mating with a male who is so fit and healthy that he can live well enough to come into breeding condition even when carrying a heavy load.

 

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Stamps showing Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii
Stamps showing Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii ... 86 Hummingbirds Trochilidae White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila
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Birds on stamps: Ecuador Equateur
Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii : 1000s: 86: Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis : 1000s: 86: Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
www.birdtheme.org/country/ecuador.html

Bird Diary
Aglaiocercus kingii - Long-tailed Sylph - Venezuela to WC Bolivia - NB name Aglaiocercus berlepschi - Venezuelan Sylph - NE Venezuela Aglaiocercus coelestis - Violet-tailed ...
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Trochilidae – Hummingbirds « Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
____ (Aglaiocercus kingii caudatus) ____ (Aglaiocercus kingii emmae) ____ (Aglaiocercus kingii kingii) ____ (Aglaiocercus kingii mocoa) ____ (Aglaiocercus kingii smaragdinus)
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Himmelssylphe – Wikipedia
Himmelssylphe (Aglaiocercus kingii) ♂ Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) Ordnung: Seglervögel (Apodiformes) Familie: Kolibris (Trochilidae) Unterfamilie: Eigentliche ...
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himmelssylphe

Sylphe à queue d'azur - Wikipédia
Sous-espèces. D'après Alan P. Peterson, il existe six sous-espèces : Aglaiocercus kingii caudatus (Berlepsch, 1892) ; Aglaiocercus kingii emmae (Berlepsch, 1892) ;
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylphe_%C3%A0_queu...

Biodiversity in Peru - The Inca Trail for the Ecologically ...
... saw here include the Sparkling violet ear (Colibri coruscans) and the Long tailed-sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii).
biological-diversity.info/Inca_Trail_1.h...

Worldbirdnames.org
Aglaiocercus kingii: TAX : Venezuelan Sylph: Aglaiocercus berlepschi Violet-tailed Sylph: Aglaiocercus coelestis Hyacinth Visorbearer: Augastes scutatus
www.worldbirdnames.org/n-swifts.html

birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder for Trochilidae
Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii Venezuelan Sylph Aglaiocercus berlepschi Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis Hyacinth Visorbearer Augastes scutatus
www.fatbirder.com/species_and_families/n...

Sylphe à queue d'azur : Photos. - Les oiseaux
Photos Sylphe à queue d'azur. ... Aglaiocercus kingii - Long-tailed Sylph
www.oiseaux.net/oiseaux/photos/sylphe.a....

Searching the BirdFiles - Tips and Advice on Outdoor Gardening ...
Hook-billed Hermit (Glaucis dohrnii) Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus) Little Swift, House Swift (Apus affinis) Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii)
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Remote birding
Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii), yet another nice hummingbird, visited the feeder at Buenaventura Reserve in Ecuador. There I have seen also almost every day two ...
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TiF Checklist: METAVES III
Long-tailed Sylph, Aglaiocercus kingii; Violet-tailed Sylph, Aglaiocercus coelestis; Venezuelan Sylph, Aglaiocercus berlepschi; Red-tailed Comet, Sappho sparganura
jboyd.net/Taxo/List5.html

Worldbirdnames.org
Aglaiocercus kingii. STET. TAX. CORRECT:species name of Long-tailed Sylph is kingii, not kingi (H&M 3rd corregenda 8) 84. Damara Red-billed Hornbill
worldbirdnames.org/updates-spp09.html

World Birds Taxonomic List: Genera and species with citations.
Aglaiocercus kingii caudatus 1892 J.Orn. 40 no.200 p.454; Aglaiocercus kingii emmae 1892 J.Orn. 40 no.200 p.452; Aglaiocercus kingii kingii 1832 LesTrochilidees p ...
www.zoonomen.net/avtax/apod.html

World Bird Database Search | BirdPhotos.com
Aglaiocercus kingii : SA: Venezuela to wc Bolivia: Long-tailed Woodnymph (NT) map : Trochilidae : Thalurania watertonii : SA: e Brazil: Lucifer Sheartail map
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Gould - Gyvoji gamta Wiki
Aglaiocercus coelestis coelestis Gould, 1861 ? Aglaiocercus kingii smaragdinus Gould, 1846 ? Agriornis micropterus micropterus Gould, 1839 ? Agriornis montanus leucurus ...
lt.biologija.wikia.com/wiki/Gould

Birds & Birds
Aglaiocercus kingii: Birds's Details: Breeders: Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer: Birds's Details: Breeders: Luzon Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba luzonica
birdsandbirds.com/en_razze_m_n.asp

Aglaiocercus kingi - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Consultado el 1 de noviembre de 2011 ↑ a b Lesson, René-Primevère (1832) Les Trochilidees:107, pl.38. ↑ a b Silfo de King (Aglaiocercus kingii) (Lesson, 1832); Avibas.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aglaiocercus_kingi

Birds & Birds
Become our breeder. Enrolling you to our site you will have the possibility to publish on-line your breeding through one photographic collection of ...
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