Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusThalurania (Woodnymphs)
- SpeciesThalurania furcata (Fork-tailed Woodnymph)
About the Fork-tailed Woodnymph
The fork-tailed woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. The fork-tailed woodnymph was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other hummingbirds in the genus Trochilus and coined the binomial name Trochilus furcatus. The fork-tailed woodnymph is now placed with three other woodnymphs in the genus Thalurania that was introduced in 1848 by the English ornithologist John Gould. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek thalos meaning "child" with ouranos meaning "heaven". The specific epithet furcata is from Medieval Latin furcatus meaning "forked".
Thirteen subspecies of fork-tailed woodnymph are recognised: T. f. refulgens Gould, 1853 T. f. furcata (Gmelin, JF, 1788) T. f. fissilis Berlepsch & Hartert, E, 1902 T. f. orenocensis Hellmayr, 1921 T. f. nigrofasciata (Gould, 1846)
T. f. viridipectus Gould, 1848 T. f. jelskii Taczanowski, 1874 T. f. simoni Hellmayr, 1906... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Fork-tailed Woodnymph in Podocarpus National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 17 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 18 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 19 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 20 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fork-tailed Woodnymph in Podocarpus National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Woodnymph sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 448 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Fork-tailed Woodnymph in Podocarpus National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Fork-tailed Woodnymph in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.