Kingdom Animalia Order Apodiformes Genus Thalurania Higher classification Woodnymph | Phylum Chordata Family Trochilidae Scientific name Thalurania glaucopis Rank Species | |
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Similar Woodnymph, Bird, Hummingbird, White‑throated hummingbird, Black jacobin | ||
Hummingbird violet capped woodnymph
The violet-capped woodnymph (Thalurania glaucopis) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in forest (primarily humid), dense woodland, gardens and parks in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, and far north-eastern Argentina (primarily Misiones Province). It is widespread and generally common, and therefore considered to be of Least Concern by BirdLife International (and consequently the IUCN).
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Description
The male is distinctive, being overall green with a blue cap and deeply forked dark blue tail. It is occasionally confused with the swallow-tailed hummingbird. The female lacks the blue crown, has entirely greyish-white underparts, and a shorter, white-tipped tail.
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