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Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Thalurania furcata
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Picaflor Zafiro
Beija-flor-tesoura-verde
Family: Trochilidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Trochilus furcatus.

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El Picaflor Zafiro (Thalurania furcata) y el Colibrí Mediano (Colibri serrirostris) en la provincia de Tucumán, Argentina
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 5 - Article Nº 7
Publish by: Diego Ortiz y Rodrigo Aráoz
Published date: 09/12/2015 15:45



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Number of Photography: 111

Foto
Photography ID: 675047
♂  Adult
Costa Rica
Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazil
12/27/2025
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 667784
 Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
12/05/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 662649
♂  Adult
Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
11/15/2025
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 658460
♀  Adult
Chapada dos Guimaraes
Mato Grosso
Brazil
09/16/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 647270
♂  Adult
Presidente figueiredo
Amazonas
Brazil
06/27/2025
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 647268
♀  Adult
Presidente figueiredo
Amazonas
Brazil
06/27/2025
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 646761
♂  Immature
Valenzuela
Cordillera
Paraguay
08/05/2025
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 643172
♂  Adult
Capital
Misiones
Argentina
07/06/2025
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 630659
  Adult
Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/06/2025
Adrian Dario Barboza
Foto
Photography ID: 628499
♀  Adult
Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
01/18/2024
Tiago Vaggi



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 3



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Damian Alejandro Lozano06/12/2019ArgentinaMisionesCentro de Candelaria., Candelaria♂AdultNoNo
Jorge La Grotteria06/08/2019ArgentinaMisionesCandelaria♂ ♀AdultYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria06/08/2019ArgentinaMisionesCandelaria♂ ♀AdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 1


Video ID: 3823
♂  Adult
Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
05/11/2019
Damian Alejandro Lozano


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Number of Records: 279



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243885627/12/2025BrazilMato Grosso do SulCosta RicaGlauco Oliveira
239785805/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesJardín de los Picaflores, Puerto Iguazú1Diego Oscar
239886315/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesPuerto Iguazú, IguazúSusana Gomez
240259424/09/2025PeruCuzcoCock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge2Silvina Collado
240180124/09/2025PeruCuzcoCock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge2Julian Uriel Collado
238100316/09/2025BrazilMato GrossoParque Nacional Chapada dos Guimarães, Chapada dos GuimaraesManuel Godoy
234064214/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoValle Dos Ventos, Chapada dos GuimaraesNicolas Olejnik
233453305/08/2025ParaguayCordilleraValenzuelaGuillermo Menéndez
232943531/07/202518:20ParaguayItapúaPirapey 39 al 431Francisco Chávez Acosta
232001706/07/2025ArgentinaMisionesPosadas, CapitalMarcelo Javier Wioneczak
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.