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Violet-tailed sylph
Violet-tailed sylph
(Aglaiocercus coelestis)
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Previously known as:
Cynanthus coelestis
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Aglaiocercus
(1)
Size
Male length: 18 – 21 cm
(2)
Female length: 9.5 – 9.7 cm
(2)
Weight
4.6 – 5.2 g
(2)
Status
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
and listed on Appendix II of CITES
(3)
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