Long-tailed Sylph
Aglaiocercus kingii(Lesson, RP, 1832)
English (US) Long-tailed Sylph
The Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Aglaiocercus kingii
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Long-tailed Sylph
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Aglaiocercus kingii margarethae
- Aglaiocercus kingii caudatus
- Aglaiocercus kingii emmae
- Aglaiocercus kingii kingii
- Aglaiocercus kingii mocoa
- Aglaiocercus kingii smaragdinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus kingi
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
- Type locality
- Jamaica, error = Bogota, Colombia.
- Original description
- 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
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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