Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Aglaiocercus kingii (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously listed as A. kingi.
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
altitudinal migrant |
Forest dependency |
low |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. 1996). This species is suspected to be declining locally owing to ongoing habitat loss and habitat degradation caused by widespread gold mining in the past (del Hoyo et al. 1999).
Trend justification: This species is suspected to be declining locally owing to ongoing habitat loss and habitat degradation caused by widespread gold mining in the past (del Hoyo et al. 1999).
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/long-tailed-sylph-aglaiocercus-kingii on 12/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 12/12/2024.