Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (2)
Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 6, 2016
Text last updated February 6, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí silf celeste |
| Czech | sylfa fialovoocasá |
| Dutch | Violetstaartnimf |
| English | Violet-tailed Sylph |
| English (United States) | Violet-tailed Sylph |
| French | Sylphe à queue violette |
| French (France) | Sylphe à queue violette |
| German | Langschwanzsylphe |
| Japanese | ムラサキフタオハチドリ |
| Norwegian | celestsylfe |
| Polish | komecik fioletowosterny |
| Russian | Фиолетовохвостый сильф |
| Serbian | Silfa kolibri ljubičastog repa |
| Slovak | vrchárik fialovec |
| Spanish | Silfo Celeste |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Silfo Colivioleta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Silfo celeste |
| Swedish | violettstjärtad sylf |
| Turkish | Mor Kuyruklu Ormanperisi |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-сильф довгохвостий |
Aglaiocercus coelestis (Gould, 1861)
PROTONYM:
Cynanthus coelestis
Gould, 1861. An introduction to the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, p.102.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ecuador.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AGLAIOCERCUS
- coelestis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Violet-tailed Sylph
