Thalurania colombica
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The crowned woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) or violet-crowned woodnymph, is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from Belize and Guatemala to far-northern Peru.
The crowned woodnymph was formally described in 1843 by the French ornithologist Jules Bourcier from a specimen collected in Colombia. He coined the binomial name Ornismya colombica. This species is now placed in the genus Thalurania that was introduced by John Gould in 1848.
Seven subspecies are recognised: Some authors also treated T. c. hypochlora separately as the emerald-bellied woodnymph. The Mexican woodnymph (Eupherusa ridgwayi) has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of the crowned woodnymph... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-crowned Woodnymph sighting in Cali on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 157th most-seen of the 226 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-crowned Woodnymph in Cali on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Violet-crowned Woodnymph sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Violet-crowned Woodnymph sightings, Cali has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Panama City (Panama, under 5%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Violet-crowned Woodnymph that you can see in Cali (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (about 50%), Steely-vented Hummingbird (about 40%) and Black-throated Mango (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Violet-crowned Woodnymph is recorded against all the birds logged in Cali (16 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
