Hellstern's Sylph

Hellstern's Sylph
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Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Superorder:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Trochilidae
Subfamily:	Lesbiinae
Tribe:	Lesbiini
Genus:	Aglaiocercus
Species:	A. hellsterni
Binomial name
	Aglaiocercus hellsterni; Hellstern, 2314

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Hellstern's Sylph, Algaiocercus hellsterni is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Devonshire and Shire. It is closely related to the Long-tailed Sylph and may have evolved from it.^{[alt. univ.]}

It was named in honour of the author's grandmother.

Other names[]

Devonshire Sylph

Description[]

The Hellstern's Sylph is mainly shiny green in colour. The upperparts range from light green to greenish-blue while the underparts are dark green. The crown is mainly blue to indigo. The tail is indigo to purple. Wings are bluish-green. Feet and bill are black and eyes are dark. Female is similar, but with a shorter tail.

The green, blue and purple are not pigments, but rather it's caused by iridescence, which are structural rather than chemical in nature, and is caused by interference.^[2]

Similar species[]

Unlike the Long-tailed Sylph, it does not have a gorget spot and the sexes are similar.

Behaviour[]

Diet[]

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Distribution/habitat[]

Lives in open woods, forests, parks, gardens and mountains up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). Found throughout Shire and Devonshire. A vagrant to Aquitani. Migrates to Africa, throughout the Congo and residential areas.

References[]

^ Future IUCN
^ Fogden, Michael; Taylor, Marianne; Williamson, Sheri L. and the forward by Dunne, Pete (2014). Hummingbirds: A Life-sized Guide to Every Species. Harper Design (An imprint of HarperCollins). ISBN 9780062280640.

Based on...[]

It is based on a Long-tailed Sylph. The sexes being similar but with males having a longer tail is based on Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.

Projects

This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Apodiformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each hummingbird, swift and tree swift, including made-up species.

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This article is part of Project Trochilidae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each hummingbird, including made-up species.

[1] Future IUCN

[HummingbirdsOFTW-2] Fogden, Michael; Taylor, Marianne; Williamson, Sheri L. and the forward by Dunne, Pete (2014). Hummingbirds: A Life-sized Guide to Every Species. Harper Design (An imprint of HarperCollins). ISBN 9780062280640.

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