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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park
Sombre Hummingbird
Eupetomena cirrochloris
Saw-billed Hermit
Ramphodon naevius
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Eupetomena macroura
Black Jacobin
Florisuga fusca
Rufous-breasted Hermit
Glaucis hirsutus
Scale-throated Hermit
Phaethornis eurynome
Brazilian Ruby
Clytolaema rubricauda
Versicolored Emerald
Chrysuronia versicolor
Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis ruber
Hylocharis cyanus
Chlorestes cyanus
White-throated Hummingbird
Leucochloris albicollis
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
📅 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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
About 71% of visitor-days record a Violet-capped Woodnymph sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 376 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Violet-capped Woodnymph in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Violet-capped Woodnymph in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.