Violet-tailed sylph
The violet-tailed sylph is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. This sylph lives in areas from in elevation, though typically above on the west slope of the Andes. A sylph is a mythological air spirit.Description
Males average around in length, while females average around.Song
"...a rapid, double-sounding tez-it at 1 per sec for up to several minutes..."Behavior
"Solitary and usually low inside forest at small clumps of flowers. Hovers or occasionally clings to feed and does not gather at flowering trees."
