Birds of the World

Trochilidae : Hummingbirds

Long-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus kingi

male - Guango Lodge, Ecuador - January 2013

Long-tailed Sylph is common throughout most of the Andes from coastal Venezuela to central Bolivia. It is a seasonal, altitudinal migrant and can be found from 900m up to 3000m dependant on location and the time of year.

Male - Guango Lodge, Ecuador - January 2013

Male - Tapichalaca, Ecuador - December 2012

tailless male - Tapichalaca, Ecuador - December 2012