Thalurania colombica
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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 Panama City on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 271st most-seen of the 363 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-crowned Woodnymph in Panama City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Violet-crowned Woodnymph sightings, Panama City ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Violet-crowned Woodnymph that you can see in Panama City (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (about 30%), Sapphire-throated Hummingbird (about 20%) and Garden Emerald (about 10%), 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 Panama City (25 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.
