• Synonyms Blue-throated Sylph
  • Old latin name for bird Trochilus kingi, Aglaiocercus kingi

Long-tailed Sylphbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Call, © Bernabé López-Lanus (Colección de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt)
    Colombia
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Venezuela
  • 4.
    Alarm call, © Oscar H. Marín-Gómez
    Colombia
  • 5.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Call at feeder, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Song, © Bernabé López-Lanus (Colección de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt)
    Colombia
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Call, © Cedric MROCZKO
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Long-tailed Sylph

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion Venezuela to wc Bolivia

Long-tailed Sylph subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Aglaiocercus kingii caudatusn Colombia and w Venezuela-No
Aglaiocercus kingii emmaec, w Colombia and nw Ecuador-No
Aglaiocercus kingii kingiie Colombia-No
Aglaiocercus kingii margarethaenc, n Venezuela-No
Aglaiocercus kingii mocoas Colombia, Ecuador and n Peru-No
Aglaiocercus kingii smaragdinusc Peru to c Bolivia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
CatalanSilf de King, colibrí silf de King
Chinese长尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional)長尾蜂鳥
Croatianazurnorepi kolibrić
Czechsylfa dlouhoocasá, sylfa Kingova
DanishLanghalet Sylfide
DutchLangstaartnimf
Finnishturkoosihännyskolibri
FrenchSylphe à queue d'azur, Sylphe à queue d’azur
GermanHimmelssylphe, Langschwanzsylphe
Hungarianfecskekolibri
IcelandicStélblámi
ItalianSilfide codalunga
Japaneseアオフタオハチドリ
Lithuanianilgauodegis silfas
Norwegianandessylfe
Norwegian NynorskAndessylfe
Polishkomecik dlugosterny, komecik długosterny
Portuguesesilfo-de-cauda-azul, silfo-rabilongo
RussianНебесный сильф, длиннохвостый небесный сильф, Мечехвостый колибри
SerbianDugorepi silfa kolibri
Slovakchvostácik zelený, vrchárik zelený
SpanishCometa Verdiazul, Colibrí Coludo Azul, Silfo de King
Swedishgrönstjärtad sylf
TurkishGök Kuyruklu Ormanperisi
Ukrainianколібрі-сильф королівський