Violet-tailed sylph
| Violet-tailed sylph | |
|---|---|
| male in NW Ecuador | |
| female both in Ecuador | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Aglaiocercus |
| Species: | A. coelestis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aglaiocercus coelestis (Gould, 1861) | |
The violet-tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.