---
title: "Long-tailed Sylph"
description: "Aglaiocercus kingii — Aves. The long-tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii) is a species of hummingbird in the \"coquettes\", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/long-tailed-sylph
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Long-tailed Sylph

> Aglaiocercus kingii — Aves. The long-tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae.

- Scientific name: *Aglaiocercus kingii*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2404
- Wikidata: [Q432073](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q432073)
- iNaturalist taxon: [367513](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/367513)

## Names

- en: Long-tailed Sylph
- de: Himmelssylphe
- es: Colibrí Coludo Azul
- fr: Sylphe à queue d'azur
- nl: Langstaartnimf
- pl: Komecik długosterny

## Countries with the most observations

CO (998), EC (636), PE (202), BO (29), VE (29)

## Summary

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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed_sylph

## Photo

![Long-tailed Sylph](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/long-tailed-sylph/medium.jpg)

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252959768

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/long-tailed-sylph?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).