Crowned Woodnymph

The Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) is a species of bird in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It is found in Belize and Guatemala to northern Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

The crowned woodnymph measures 10.2 cm in length and weighs 4.5 g as an adult. It has a deeply forked blue-black tail with a violet crown, upper back, shoulders, and belly. Its throat, breast, and lower back are bright green. The female is 8.4 to 9.0 cm long and 3.5 g in weight. She has a grey breast and throat and is bright green above and duller green below. Her tail is circular, mostly green close to her body, but it also has white corners and a blue-black lower part. Young males are bronze in color below and lack any violet or iridescence. The feathers on the nape, face, and rump of immature females have buff fringes. The call is a high-pitched fast kip.