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Violet-capped Woodnymph

Thalurania glaucopis
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
vicwoo2, VCWO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesThalurania glaucopis
Codesvicwoo2, VCWO
Identification

The Violet-capped Woodnymph (Thalurania glaucopis) is a member of the Hummingbirds family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code vicwoo2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Buff-tailed Sicklebill
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Violet-capped Woodnymph photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Thalurania glaucopis

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: vicwoo2