Crowned Woodnymph vs Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Thalurania colombica compared with Thalurania furcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Woodnymph	Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Thalurania	Thalurania
Species	Thalurania colombica	Thalurania furcata

Evolutionary Relationship

Crowned Woodnymph and Fork-tailed Woodnymph share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Thalurania.

Conservation Status

Crowned Woodnymph

LC — Least Concern

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Woodnymph	Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Woodnymph

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Crowned Woodnymph

A dazzlingly colorful hummingbird of Central American and northern South American tropical forests, male crowned woodnymphs display a shimmering purple crown and breast gorget transitioning to glittering green on the lower breast, with a deeply forked violet-blue tail. They inhabit humid lowland and foothill forest from Guatemala to Ecuador at elevations up to 1,400 meters. Aggressive and fast-flying, males defend nectar-rich flower territories vigorously against intruders.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

A brilliantly colored South American hummingbird named for its deeply forked tail, fork-tailed woodnymphs display glittering violet-blue gorget and green upper parts in males, with deep blue forked outer tail feathers. They are widespread in tropical forests east of the Andes from Venezuela and Colombia to Bolivia and Brazil. Highly aggressive territory defenders, they chase other hummingbirds from nectar sources. They are important pollinators of diverse Amazonian and Atlantic Forest flowering plants.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela