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Violet-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus coelestis
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
vitsyl1, VTSY
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesAglaiocercus coelestis
Codesvitsyl1, VTSY
Identification

The Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) is a member of the Hummingbirds family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code vitsyl1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Buff-tailed Sicklebill
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Violet-tailed Sylph photo
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Julien Renoult

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Aglaiocercus coelestis

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: vitsyl1