Green-crowned Woodnymph

Green crown nymph ( Thalurania fannyi )

The Green Crown nymph ( Thalurania fannyi ) is a species of bird in the family of hummingbirds ( Trochilidae ). The species has a large distribution area, which covers about 130,000 square kilometers in the South American countries of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and the Central American country of Panama. The stock is assessed by the IUCN as endangered not (Least Concern ).

Features

The Green Crown nymph reaches a body length of about 9.5 to 10 cm. The black bill is about 20 millimeters long. The male is predominantly green glitter. This also includes his crown. The upper part of the wing and parts of the back are blue shimmering. The lower part of the wing and the tail flow smoothly over a dark green to brownish. In contrast to males, the female on the underside is white or light gray.

Habitat

You can see the green crown nymph predominantly within humid forests and secondary forest. When foraging, one can observe the hummingbird on glades. Often you can discover in the thicket of heliconias them too. Most nymphs are slightly mountainous region that borders on flat land spreads.

Subspecies

So far, four subspecies are known. The following subspecies have been identified:

• Thalurania fannyi fannyi ( Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
• Thalurania fannyi hypochlora ( Gould, 1871)
• Thalurania fannyi subtropicalis ( Griscom, 1932)
• Thalurania fannyi verticeps ( Gould, 1851)

The subspecies fannyi can be found in the east of Panama and the extreme north-west to south-western Colombia. The subspecies subtropicalis is located in the valley of the Río Cauca and close to the West and Central Andes of Colombia. On the Pacific coastal slopes of the western Andes in the extreme southwest of Colombia to the northwest of Ecuador you encounter the ssp. verticeps. The spp. hypochlora can be observed in the Ecuadorian lowlands of the Pacific.