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Long-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus kingii (Lesson, RP 1832)

The long-tailed sylph is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Aglaiocercus
Scientific:
  Aglaiocercus kingii

Original description

Citation:
  (Lesson, RP 1832)

Reference:
   Les Trochilidées

Protonym:
  Trochilus kingi

Type locality:
  Jamaica, error = Bogota, Colombia.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497295

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F9C6A6530D61E8E1

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F9C6A653

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F9C6A653

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 693170

Geographic range:

  • Aglaiocercus kingii kingii: Eastern Andes of Colombia
  • Aglaiocercus kingii margarethae: Mountains of n-central and coastal Venezuela
  • Aglaiocercus kingii mocoa: Central Andes of s Colombia to Ecuador and n Peru
  • Aglaiocercus kingii smaragdinus: E Andes of Peru and yungas of w Bolivia
  • Aglaiocercus kingii emmae: Central and Western Andes of Colombia to nw Ecuador
  • Aglaiocercus kingii caudatus: Andes of n Colombia and w Venezuela
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Long-tailed Sylph
Catalan:
Colibrí silf de King
Czech:
sylfa Kingova
Danish:
Langhalet Sylfide
German:
Himmelssylphe
Spanish:
Silfo de King
Spanish (Spain):
Silfo de King
Finnish:
turkoosihännyskolibri
French:
Sylphe à queue d'azur
Croatian:
azurnorepi kolibrić
Hungarian:
fecskekolibri
Icelandic:
Stélblámi
Italian:
Silfide codalunga
Japanese (romaji):
aofutaohachidori
Japanese:
アオフタオハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Ilgauodegis silfas
Dutch:
Langstaartnimf
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Andessylfe
Norwegian:
Andessylfe
Polish:
komecik długosterny
Portuguese:
silfo-rabilongo
Portuguese (Portugal):
silfo-de-cauda-azul
Russian:
Небесный сильф
Slovak:
vrchárik zelený
Serbian:
Dugorepi silfa kolibri
Swedish:
grönstjärtad sylf
Ukrainian:
Колібрі-сильф королівський
Chinese:
长尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
長尾蜂鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Long-tailed Sylph ( Aglaiocercus kingii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aglaiocercus kingii [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Aglaiocercus [kingii or berlepschi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Colibrí silf de King, Silf de King
Czech: sylfa Kingova
Danish: Langhalet Sylfide
German: Himmelssylphe, Langschwanzsylphe
English: Blue-throated Sylph, Long-tailed Sylph
English, HBW: Long-tailed Sylph
English (IOC): Long-tailed Sylph
English (United States): Long-tailed Sylph
Spanish: Colibrí Coludo Azul, Cometa Verdiazul, Silfo de King
Spanish (Colombia): Cometa verde, Cometa Verdiazul
Spanish (Ecuador): Silfo Colilargo
Spanish (Spain): Silfo de King
Spanish (HBW): Long-tailed Sylph
Spanish (Peru): Silfo de Cola Larga
Spanish (Venezuela): Colibrí Coludo Azul
Estonian: harilik vedikkoolibri, vedikkoolibri
Finnish: Turkoosihännyskolibri
French: Sylphe à queue d’azur, Sylphe à queue d'azur
Croatian: azurnorepi kolibrić
Hungarian: fecskekolibri
Icelandic: Stélblámi
Italian: Silfide codalunga
Japanese (romaji): aofutaohachidori
Japanese: アオフタオハチドリ
Scientific: Aglaiocercus kingi, Aglaiocercus kingi kingi, Aglaiocercus kingii, Aglaiocercus kingii kingii, Trochilus kingi
Lithuanian: Ilgauodegis silfas
Dutch: Langstaartnimf
Norwegian Nynorsk: Andessylfe
Norwegian: Andessylfe
Polish: komecik dlugosterny, komecik długosterny
Portuguese: silfo-rabilongo
Portuguese (Portugal): silfo-de-cauda-azul
Russian: длиннохвостый небесный сильф, Мечехвостый колибри, небесный сильф
Slovak: chvostácik zelený, vrchárik zelený
Serbian: Dugorepi silfa kolibri
Swedish: Grönstjärtad sylf
Turkish: Gök kuyruklu ormanperisi
Ukrainian: Колібрі-сильф королівський
Chinese: 长尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 長尾蜂鳥

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