Violet-tailed Sylph

Violet-tailed Sylph perched on a small branch.
Violet-tailed Sylph, Septimo Paraiso, Ecuador, June 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-51,200; f/8; 1/3200 sec.

This page is for the Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis).

Violet-tailed Sylph perched on a branch high overhead.
Violet-tailed Sylph, Septimo Paraiso, Ecuador, June 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Violet-tailed Sylph perched on a small branch.
Violet-tailed Sylph, Septimo Paraiso, Ecuador, June 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-51,200; f/8; 1/3200 sec.
Violet-tailed Sylph perched on a small branch with it wings outstretched as far as they will go.
Violet-tailed Sylph, Septimo Paraiso, Ecuador, June 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-51,200; f/8; 1/3200 sec.
Violet-tailed Sylph drinking at a feeder.
Violet-tailed Sylph, Septimo Paraiso, Ecuador, June 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 454 mm; ISO-51,200; f/8; 1/3200 sec.