Violet-capped Woodnymph

Where to see

Violet-capped Woodnymph

Thalurania glaucopis

Serra dos Órgãos National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Violet-capped Woodnymph during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~70%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
3 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
4 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
6 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Violet-capped Woodnymph?

Serra dos Órgãos National Park

In Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Brazil, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-capped Woodnymph sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Violet-capped Woodnymph?

Itatiaia National Park and more

After Serra dos Órgãos National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Violet-capped Woodnymph are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 60%), Tijuca National Park (Brazil, about 30%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%).

When is the best time to see a Violet-capped Woodnymph?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are July and September in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (about 90%), June in Itatiaia National Park (about 70%) and December in Tijuca National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Violet-capped Woodnymph on a given day. Each park's Violet-capped Woodnymph page has the full month-by-month chart.