Female © Jay McGowan
Male © Jay McGowan
Female © Jay McGowan
Male © javier mesa
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Male © Jay McGowan
Male © Jay McGowan

Venezuelan Sylph Aglaiocercus berlepschi

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Identification

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Unmistakable, long-tailed hummingbird with straight, short bill. Male has very long, brilliant blue tail and iridescent blue throat; female very different, with shorter, white-tipped tail and whitish underparts. Found alone inside humid forests or edges at low to mid heights in montane regions. Typical vocalizations are electric and short, repeated constantly. No similar species in its very limited range, though male very similar to more widespread Long-tailed Sylph. Endemic to the Turimiquire region of northeastern Venezuela.

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