Scientific name Thalurania Higher classification Trochilinae | Family Trochilidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Violet‑crowned woodnymph, Violet‑capped woodnymph, Fork‑tailed woodnymph, Green‑crowned woodnymph, Mexican woodnymph | ||
Violet crowned woodnymph
Woodnymphs are hummingbirds in the genus Thalurania. Males are green and violet-blue, while females are green with white-tipped tails and at least partially whitish underparts. Both sexes have an almost straight, entirely black bill and little or no white post-ocular spot. They are found in forest (primarily humid) and tall second growth. The species in this genus are almost entirely allo- or parapatric, and a species is present virtually everywhere in the tropical humid Neotropics.
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In 2009 an additional species was described as the black-capped woodnymph (T. nigricapilla). It is reportedly restricted to Valle del Cauca in Colombia and lacks iridescence to its crown, but at present no official authority (beyond the describers themselves) recognize it as valid.