Long-tailed woodnymph

Thalurania watertonii

The Long-tailed woodnymph (Thalurania watertonii) is a bird found in Brazil. Found in Brazil. It eats nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Thalurania watertonii
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil

🏡 Where the Long-tailed woodnymph lives

Found in Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

🌸 Nectar90%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 5 grams. It mostly eats nectar.

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Recorded by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC431333. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Long-tailed woodnymph

Where does the Long-tailed woodnymph live?

The Long-tailed woodnymph lives in Brazil. Found in Brazil.

What does the Long-tailed woodnymph eat?

nectar (about 90%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Long-tailed woodnymph endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.