Violet-capped woodnymph
| Violet-capped woodnymph | |
|---|---|
| Male at Campo Limpo Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| Female at Ilhabela, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Thalurania |
| Species: | T. glaucopis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thalurania glaucopis (Gmelin, JF, 1788) | |
The violet-capped woodnymph (Thalurania glaucopis) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.