Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí safir cuadaurat |
| Czech | kolibřík zlatoocasý |
| Dutch | Goudstaartsaffierkolibrie |
| English | Blue-throated Goldentail |
| English (United States) | Blue-throated Goldentail |
| French | Colibri d'Élicia |
| French (France) | Colibri d'Élicia |
| German | Goldschwanz-Saphirkolibri |
| Japanese | オウゴンサファイアハチドリ |
| Norwegian | gullhalekolibri |
| Polish | szafirek złotosterny |
| Russian | Златохвостый сапфир |
| Serbian | Plavogrli safir kolibri |
| Slovak | kolibrík zlatochvostý |
| Spanish | Zafiro de Elicia |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Colibrí Colidorado |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Colibrí Garganta Azul |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Zafiro Garganta Azul |
| Spanish (Panama) | Zafiro Gorguiazul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zafiro de Elicia |
| Swedish | blåstrupig safir |
| Turkish | Elicia Safiri |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-сапфір рудохвостий |
Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published September 20, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published September 20, 2013
Diet and Foraging
Diet
Blue-throated Goldentail is primarily nectarivorous. Its diet is not described in detail, but is is known to visit flowers of Stachytarpheta, Hamelia, Heliconia, Renealmia, Thalea, Inga, Psidium, Lobelia, and some epiphytes (Feinsinger 1976, Stiles and Skutch 1989, Stiles 1999).
Blue-throated Goldentail also consume small arthropods, as probably do all species of hummingbirds (Remsen et al. 1983).
