Hummingbirds

Violet-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus coelestis

The Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) is a 5.6 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

5.6 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Ecuador, Colombia.

Where to see it: Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa (Sergio y Doris) (Ecuador); Alto Anchicayá - El Descanso (Doña Dora) (Colombia); El Pangán ProAves reserve (Colombia); Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia).

Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist