Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusThalurania (Woodnymphs)
- SpeciesThalurania colombica (Violet-crowned Woodnymph)
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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Blue-throated Sapphire
Chlorestes eliciae
Garden Emerald
Chlorostilbon assimilis
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Phaeochroa cuvierii
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
Saucerottia edward
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Violet-crowned Woodnymph at Coiba National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there