Crowned Woodnymph – Mistico Park, CR

We spotted this Crowned Woodnymph among the purple flowers in the gardens just outside Mistico Park’s entrance in Costa Rica. Mistico Park reports 33 hummingbird species, with its gardens providing a good place to watch them. The flowers provided nectar, while small insects supplied another part of its diet. Crowned Woodnymphs range from Belize and Guatemala through Central America to northern Peru, favouring humid forests, edges, and gardens. A cool fact: they bind their small cup-shaped nests with spider silk, decorating the outside with moss and lichen.