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Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus)
Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus (Chapman, FM 1925)
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Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Aglaiocercus
Scientific:
Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Aglaiocercus
Scientific:
Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus
Original description
Citation:
(Chapman, FM 1925)
Reference:
Amer. Mus. Novit.
no.187 p.2
Protonym:
Cyanolesbia coelestis aethereus
Type locality:
Alamor (4550 ft.), Province of Loja, Ecuador
Link:
https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/4557/
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C271507E8172C1CD
Avibase ID:
avibase-C271507E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C271507E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693893
Geographic range:
- Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus: Andes of southwestern Ecuador
Source: Clements checklist
Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus)
French:
Sylphe à queue violette (aethereus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus) ( Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus) ( Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus) ( Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus) ( Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus) ( Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus) ( Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus) ( Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus) ( Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus) ( Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus) ( Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus) ( Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus) ( Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus) |
| Avilist 2025: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Violet-tailed Sylph (aethereus)
French: Sylphe à queue violette (aethereus)
Scientific: Aglaiocercus coelestis aethereus, Cyanolesbia coelestis aethereus
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