Violet-capped Woodnymph
Thalurania glaucopis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusThalurania (Woodnymphs)
- SpeciesThalurania glaucopis (Violet-capped Woodnymph)
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
Versicolored Emerald
Chrysuronia versicolor
Scale-throated Hermit
Phaethornis eurynome
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Planalto Hermit
Phaethornis pretrei
Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Chionomesa lactea
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Eupetomena macroura
Purple-crowned Plovercrest
Stephanoxis loddigesii
White-throated Hummingbird
Leucochloris albicollis
Black Jacobin
Florisuga fusca
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Heliomaster furcifer
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Violet-capped Woodnymph in Iguazú National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Violet-capped Woodnymph sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 558 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Violet-capped Woodnymph in Iguazú National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Violet-capped Woodnymph in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.