Thalurania [furcata or glaucopis] (Violet-capped/Fork-tailed Woodnymph)

Violet-capped/Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Thalurania [furcata or glaucopis]

Classification

Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Thalurania [furcata or glaucopis]

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
A0FBEC609D9E3FD1

Avibase ID:
avibase-A0FBEC60

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A0FBEC60

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Fork-tailed or Violet-capped Woodnymph
Catalan:
colibrí nimfa de capell/cuaforcat
Czech:
kolibřík fialovotemenný/nymfový
Danish:
Violetkronet Skovnymfe/Kløfthalet Skovnymfe
German:
Blaukronen-/Schwalbennymphe
Spanish:
Zafiro Capirotado/Golondrina
Spanish (Spain):
Zafiro capirotado/golondrina
Finnish:
sinineito-/törmäneitokolibri
French:
Dryade à queue fourchue ou D. glaucope
Croatian:
ljubičastočeli/rašljastorepi kolibrić
Japanese:
スミレボウシハチドリ／エンビモリハチドリ
Dutch:
Violetkapbosnimf/Vorkstaartbosnimf
Norwegian:
fiolettkronedryade/gaffeldryade
Polish:
widłogonek fioletowoczelny/zielonogardły
Portuguese (Brazil):
beija-flor-de-fronte-violeta/tesoura-verde
Portuguese (Portugal):
colibri-de-testa-violeta/colibri-tesoura-verde
Russian:
Синеголовая/Ласточкохвостая талурания
Slovak:
dryáda čiapočkatá/vidlochvostá
Serbian:
Račvorepa šumska nimfa/šumska nimfa ljubičaste glave
Swedish:
violettkronad/svalstjärtad skogsnymf
Ukrainian:
Колібрі-лісовичок синьоголовий/буроголовий

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Fork-tailed or Violet-capped Woodnymph ( Thalurania [furcata or glaucopis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Fork-tailed or Violet-capped Woodnymph ( Thalurania [furcata or glaucopis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Fork-tailed or Violet-capped Woodnymph ( Thalurania [furcata or glaucopis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Fork-tailed or Violet-capped Woodnymph ( Thalurania [furcata or glaucopis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Fork-tailed or Violet-capped Woodnymph ( Thalurania [furcata or glaucopis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Fork-tailed or Violet-capped Woodnymph ( Thalurania [furcata or glaucopis])
eBird version 2019: Fork-tailed/Violet-capped Woodnymph ( Thalurania furcata/glaucopis)
eBird version 2021: Violet-capped/Fork-tailed Woodnymph ( Thalurania glaucopis/furcata)
eBird version 2022: Violet-capped/Fork-tailed Woodnymph ( Thalurania glaucopis/furcata)
eBird version 2023: Violet-capped/Fork-tailed Woodnymph ( Thalurania glaucopis/furcata)
eBird version 2024: Violet-capped/Fork-tailed Woodnymph ( Thalurania glaucopis/furcata)
eBird version 2025: Violet-capped/Fork-tailed Woodnymph ( Thalurania glaucopis/furcata)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Other related concepts

Thalurania furcata (taxon group)
Thalurania glaucopis (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

German: Blaukronen-/Schwalbennymphe, Schwalben-/Blaukronennymphe
English: Fork-tailed or Violet-capped Woodnymph, Fork-tailed/Violet-capped Woodnymph, Violet-capped/Fork-tailed Woodnymph
English, HBW: Fork-tailed/Violet-capped Woodnymph
English (IOC): Fork-tailed/Violet-capped Woodnymph
English (United States): Fork-tailed/Violet-capped Woodnymph, Violet-capped/Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Spanish: Zafiro Capirotado/Golondrina, Zafiro Golondrina/Capirotado
Spanish (Argentine): Picaflor Corona Violácea/Zafiro
Spanish (Spain): Zafiro capirotado/golondrina, Zafiro golondrina/capirotado
Spanish (Paraguay): Picaflor zafiro/corona violácea
French: Dryade à queue fourchue ou D. glaucope
Japanese: スミレボウシハチドリ／エンビモリハチドリ
Scientific: Thalurania [furcata or glaucopis], Thalurania furcata/glaucopis, Thalurania glaucopis/furcata
Norwegian: fiolettkronedryade/gaffeldryade
Polish: widłogonek fioletowoczelny/zielonogardły, widłogonek zielonogardły/fioletowoczelny
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-de-testa-violeta/colibri-tesoura-verde
Russian: Ласточкохвостая/Синеголовая талурания, Синеголовая/Ласточкохвостая талурания
Slovak: dryáda čiapočkatá/vidlochvostá, dryáda vidlochvostá/čiapočkatá
Serbian: Račvorepa šumska nimfa/šumska nimfa ljubičaste glave
Swedish: svalstjärtad/violettkronad skogsnymf, violettkronad/svalstjärtad skogsnymf
Turkish: Çatal kuyruklu/Mor alınlı ormanperisi, Mor Alınlı / Çatal Kuyruklu Ormanperisi