Woodnymph

Woodnymphs are hummingbird in the genus Thalurania. Males are green and violet-blue, while females are green with white-tipped tails and at least partially whitish underparts. Both sexes have an almost straight, entirely black bill and little or no white post-ocular spot. They are found in forest (primarily humid) and tall second growth. The species in this genus are almost entirely allo- or parapatric, and a species is present virtually everywhere in the tropical humid Neotropics.

Species
In 2009 an additional species was described as the Black-capped Woodnymph (T. nigricapilla). It is reportedly restricted to Valle del Cauca in Colombia and lacks iridescence to its crown, but at present no official authority (beyond the describers themselves) recognize it as valid.


 * Violet-crowned (or Purple-crowned) Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica)
 * Green-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania fannyi)
 * Emerald-bellied Woodnymph (Thalurania (fannyi) hypochlora)
 * Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata)
 * Violet-capped Woodnymph (Thalurania glaucopis)
 * Mexican Woodnymph (Thalurania ridgwayi)
 * Long-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania watertonii)