Crowned Woodnymph

Overview

Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) is a species of Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Thalurania; binomial: Thalurania colombica; authority: (Bourcier, 1843).

Distribution

Breeding range: Middle America and South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Emerald-bellied Woodnymph Thalurania hypochlora and Green-crowned Woodnymph T. fannyi are considered conspecific with Violet-crowned Woodnymph T. colombica, which becomes Crowned Woodnymph (SACC 137, 558).