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Violet-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus coelestis
(Gould, J, 1861)
Silfo Celeste
Family: Trochilidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Cynanthus coelestis.

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Number of Photography: 13

Foto
Photography ID: 638651
♂  Adult
El Queremal
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
05/19/2025
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 554381
♂  Adult
Mindo
Pichincha
Ecuador
10/27/2023
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 524451
♂  Adult
El Queremal
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
01/17/2023
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 505529
♂  Adult
Mindo
Pichincha
Ecuador
05/14/2022
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 391269
♂  Adult
Mindo
Pichincha
Ecuador
10/27/2017
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 321437
♂  Adult
Mindo
Pichincha
Ecuador
09/22/2017
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 249937
♂  Adult
Morán
Carchi
Ecuador
12/16/2017
Alejandro Guerrero
Foto
Photography ID: 163220
♂  Adult
Valle de Tandayapa
Pichincha
Ecuador
10/06/2014
Carmelo López Abad
Foto
Photography ID: 163217
♀  Adult
Valle de Tandayapa
Pichincha
Ecuador
10/05/2014
Carmelo López Abad
Foto
Photography ID: 138786
♀  Adult
Bellavista Cloud Forest
Pichincha
Ecuador
01/04/2016
Rosana Ursino
Foto
Photography ID: 138778
♂  Adult
Bellavista Cloud Forest
Pichincha
Ecuador
01/04/2016
Rosana Ursino
Foto
Photography ID: 86765
♂  Adult
Mindo
Pichincha
Ecuador
01/02/2014
Sebastián Dardanelli



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Number of Records: 27



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235379716/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaRn Rio Bravo1Pablo Eguia
233363116/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaRn Rio Bravo1Jorge Schlemmer
233236816/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaRn Rio Bravo1Nino A. Grangetto
230419422/05/2025ColombiaCaldasReserva Ecológica Río Blanco, ManizalesCarlos Schmidt
230365720/05/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLa Huerta Hotel, YotocoCarlos Schmidt
230085119/05/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaDoña Dora Birding, El QueremalCarlos Schmidt
229950618/05/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaFinca la floridaCarlos Schmidt
190841928/10/2023EcuadorPichinchaTandayapa, Mindo3Julián Tocce
190566527/10/2023EcuadorPichinchaBosque Protector - Mindo Nambillo, Mindo1Julián Tocce
174897504/04/2023ColombiaValle del CaucaKm18, finca alejandria., CaliHugo Caverzasi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.