Violet-tailed sylph
Aglaiocercus coelestis (Gould, 1861)
The violet-tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 4.9 g to 6.38 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the violet-tailed sylph
- Weight
- 4.9 g – 6.38 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the violet-tailed sylph
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Where does the violet-tailed sylph live?
Not recorded
What is the violet-tailed sylph?
The violet-tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Is the violet-tailed sylph endangered?
The violet-tailed sylph is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the violet-tailed sylph classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusAglaiocercus
- SpeciesAglaiocercus coelestis (Gould, 1861)
Synonyms Cynanthus coelestis
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- سيلف بنفسجي الذيلArabic
- colibrí silf celestCatalan
- sylfa fialovoocasáCzech
- sylff gynffon fioledWelsh
- Violethalet SylfideDanish
- LangschwanzsylpheGerman
- LangschwanzsylveGerman
- violvosta silfkolibroEsperanto
- Silfo celesteSpanish
- Cometa colivioletaSpanish
- Silfo colivioletaSpanish
- säihkyhännyskolibriFinnish
- Sylphe à queue violetteFrench
- ljubičastorepi kolibrićCroatian
- kékfarkú fecskekolibriHungarian
- Silfide codaviolaItalian
- ムラサキフタオハチドリJapanese
- violetinis silfasLithuanian
- VioletstaartnimfDutch
- celestsylfeNorwegian
- komecik fioletowosternyPolish
- silfo-ocidentalPortuguese
- Beija-flor-de-cauda-violetaPortuguese
- silfo-de-cauda-violetaPortuguese
- Длиннохвостый сильфRussian
- Фиолетовохвостый сильфRussian
- vrchárik fialovecSlovak
- Silfa kolibri ljubičastog repaSerbian
- violettstjärtad sylfSwedish
- Mor Kuyruklu OrmanperisiTurkish
- колібрі-сильф довгохвостийUkrainian
- 紫長尾蜂鳥Chinese
- 紫长尾蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the violet-tailed sylph
Other species in the same genus Aglaiocercus.
Long-tailed sylph
Aglaiocercus kingii
Venezuelan sylph
Aglaiocercus berlepschi
CompareViolet-tailed sylph vs Long-tailed sylphViolet-tailed sylph vs Venezuelan sylph
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the violet-tailed sylph?
An adult violet-tailed sylph weighs 4.9 g – 6.38 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the violet-tailed sylph endangered?
The violet-tailed sylph is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the violet-tailed sylph?
The violet-tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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