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Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Thalurania furcata, is a hummingbird of widespread South America, recorded across the mainland except Chile and Uruguay. It was first described by Gmelin in 1788. The species belongs to the hummingbird family Trochilidae and is placed in the genus Thalurania. It occupies a broad range of forested and semi-open habitats, including forest edges, gaps, mature secondary growth, plantations and gardens, from sea level to about 2,000 m. Thirteen subspecies are recognised, with regional variation across its range.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: widespread
