Violet-tailed Sylph - Aglaiocercus coelestis

Sylphe à queue violette

Violet-tailed Sylph male adult, identification

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  • identification
  • ♂
  • adult
  • Silfo celeste
  • silfo-de-cauda-violeta
  • Langschwanzsylphe
  • Aglaiocercus coelestis
  • Apodiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Apodiformes
Family : Trochilidae
Species : Violet-tailed Sylph

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : cala163716
Author :
safari-tanzanie
Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2010 May
Country : Ecuador (ec)
Region : Pichincha
Place : Sachatamia Reserve Sachatamia Reserve
Lat. : 0° 1' 0'' South
Lng. : 78° 45' 29'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Exposure : 1/125 s

aperture : 5

Focal length : 200 mm

Iso : 800

Flash : no