Fork-tailed Woodnymph vs Violet-capped Woodnymph

Thalurania furcata compared with Thalurania glaucopis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fork-tailed Woodnymph	Violet-capped Woodnymph
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Thalurania	Thalurania
Species	Thalurania furcata	Thalurania glaucopis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

LC — Least Concern

Violet-capped Woodnymph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fork-tailed Woodnymph	Violet-capped Woodnymph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Violet-capped Woodnymph

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway