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

Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis

Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1788)
Alternate common name(s): Gould's Woodnymph, Berlioz's Woodnymph, Emerald Woodnymph, Blue-crowned Woodnymph, Blue-headed Woodnymph, Brazilian Woodnymph
Old scientific name(s): Eucephala smaragdocaerulea, Augasma cyaneoberyllina, Augasma smaragdinea

Photographs

Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Near Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil - Aug 16, 2007 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

Se. South America;
Se. Brazil (c. and e. Bahia (Chapada Diamantina)), e. Paraguay, Uruguay and ne. Argentina.

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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