Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Thalurania (2 species, 4 worldwide)


Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica hypochlora) Tanadayapa Lodge, Ecuador The Emerald-bellied Woodnymph of pacific lowlands of Ecuador and Peru may be a separate species.
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Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Male Queremal, Colombia A Green-crowned Woodnymph.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica colombica) Male ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Magdalena, Colombia A Violet-crowned Woodnymph.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Female Soberania National Park, Panama Note the distinctive curve on the chest where the colors change.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

The Violet-crowned and Green-crowned Woodnymph were lumped into the Crowned Woodnymph.


Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) Male Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) Female Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
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© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba