Fork-tailed Woodnymph

The Fork-tailed Woodnymph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

The Fork-tailed Woodnymph is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Thalurania furcata. More

* Male Fork-tailed Woodnymph perched on twig, Wildsumaco Lodge Napo Province, Ecuador Ron Flemal 28 April 2009 50 weeks ago 3.3 * Male at Barquilla de Fresa, La Escalera, Bolivar, Venezuela Venezuela (ssp fissilis) Jim Watt 8 March 2008 1 year ago 3.3 * Front view of a male bird, showing forked tail. More

The Fork-Tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. Hummingbirds are Birds in the family Trochilidae, and are endemic to the Americas. Hummingbirds are Birds in the family Trochilidae, and are endemic to the Americas. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. More

Fork-tailed woodnymph, Encarnacion = Fork-tailed woodnymph, Encarnacion by Niall Corbet.Fork-tailed woodnymphs are extremely fast flying and never stay in one place for more than a few seconds so are incredibly difficult to photograph. They are also extremely territorial and kept chasing the gilded hummingbirds away from the flowers. To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. More

The Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) occurs in the lowland forests of South America, east of the Andes, from Venezuela to Argentina. The individual here was investigating some flower blooms at the Amazon Conservatory for Tropical Studies (ACTS), near the Rio Napo, Departmento de Loreto, Peru, in July, 2006. The image was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 300 mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender. Unfortunately, I was only able to get this single shot of this species on this trip. More