Birds of Venezuela

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Genus: Thalurania (2 species, 4 worldwide)


Crowned Woodnymph
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Male
Queremal, Colombia
  A Green-crowned Woodnymph. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

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

Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) Female
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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