Kolibri (Hummingbirds)
Long-tailed Sylph
Aglaiocercus kingii
- legendaris
- 45 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Male has an iridescent tail twice his body length, shimmering blue-green. Aerobatics are the whole point.
- Populasi
- Not numerically estimated; population size unknown, suspected to be decreasing
- Habitat
- Humid montane forest edges and clearings, secondary forest, scrublands, and gardens, mostly at 900-3,000 m elevation in the Andes
- Fakta menarik
- Despite its name, the Long-tailed Sylph's tail is not conspicuously longer than those of other sylph hummingbirds, but the male's iridescent violet-blue tail streamers (up to 12 cm, nearly as long as the rest of his body) are prominently displayed in courtship.
- Sebaran
- Andes of northern South America: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia
- Makanan
- Nectar (trap-lines flowering plants, defends feeding territories, hovers or clings while feeding, and sometimes nectar-robs by piercing flower bases) supplemented with small insects caught by hawking from perches
- Ukuran
- 0,14 m
- Masa hidup
- 3,5 tahun
