Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (6)
Cristina Sainz-Borgo, Douglas L. Altshuler, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published February 16, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | colibrí silf de King |
Czech | sylfa dlouhoocasá |
Dutch | Langstaartnimf |
English | Long-tailed Sylph |
English (United States) | Long-tailed Sylph |
French | Sylphe à queue d'azur |
French (France) | Sylphe à queue d'azur |
German | Himmelssylphe |
Icelandic | Stélblámi |
Japanese | アオフタオハチドリ |
Norwegian | andessylfe |
Polish | komecik długosterny |
Russian | Небесный сильф |
Serbian | Dugorepi silfa kolibri |
Slovak | vrchárik zelený |
Spanish | Silfo de King |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Silfo Colilargo |
Spanish (Peru) | Silfo de Cola Larga |
Spanish (Spain) | Silfo de King |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Colibrí Coludo Azul |
Swedish | grönstjärtad sylf |
Turkish | Gök Kuyruklu Ormanperisi |
Ukrainian | Колібрі-сильф королівський |
Revision Notes
Cristina Sainz-Borgo revised the account as part of a partnership with Unión Venezolana de Ornitólogos (UVO). Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Guy M. Kirwan contributed to the Systematics page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. to the Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Aglaiocercus kingii (Lesson, 1832)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus kingi
Lesson, 1832. Les Trochilidées ou les Colibris et les Oiseaux-Mouches, suivis d'un Index Général, dans lequel sont décrites et classées méthodiquement toutes les races et espèces du genre Trochilus, p.107 pl.38.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Jamaica, error = Bogota, Colombia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AGLAIOCERCUS
- kingi / kingii
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