Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Violet-crowned Woodnymph

Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica

Described by: Bourcier (1843)
Alternate common name(s): Purple-crowned Woodnymph, Blue-crowned Woodnymph, Colombian Woodnymph, Crowned Woodnymph, Nehrkorn's Sylph
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Rancho Naturalista, Cartago, Costa Rica - Mar, 1996 © Allen Chartier  Santa Marta Mountains, Colombia - May 12, 2004 © R S Scanlon  Santa Marta Mountains, Colombia - May 12, 2004 © R S Scanlon  Santa Marta Mountains, Colombia - May 12, 2004 © R S Scanlon  Quepos, Costa Rica - May 20, 2004 © Greg Madrigal 
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Range

Caribbean slope of c. to s. Central America. Nw. South America;
Two populations;
(1) Belize, e. Guatemala to se. Honduras;
(2) Nicaragua and Costa Rica to W. Panama.
(3) Nw. Venezuela (sw. Tachira).
(4) Ne. Colombia and w. Venezuela.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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