The Story
This Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) was photographed at Finca Alejandría, at Kilometer 18 near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, at about 1,970 meters. It is also called the Violet-crowned Woodnymph, and it ranges from Belize and Guatemala to far northern Peru. Males weigh only 4 to 5.5 grams. It feeds on nectar from many kinds of flowering plants and on small arthropods, foraging at epiphytes, large herbs, shrubs and small trees, and it tends to feed in covered or semi-open areas rather than in the open. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I made this frame with a Canon R5 and the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L, at 1/1500 sec, f/6.7, ISO 3200, +0.5 EV. The San Antonio cloud forest at Kilometer 18 is recognized as an Important Bird Area and a Key Biodiversity Area, with the Multicolored Tanager as its symbol species.
©2023 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2023), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List