Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | kolibřík modrouchý |
| English | Lesser Violetear |
| English (United States) | Lesser Violetear |
| French | Colibri cyanote |
| French (France) | Colibri cyanote |
| German | Berg-Veilchenohrkolibri |
| Japanese | ヒメミドリハチドリ |
| Norwegian | blåørekolibri |
| Polish | uszatek szmaragdowy |
| Russian | Зелоногрудый фиалкоух |
| Serbian | Mali ljubičastouhi kolibri |
| Slovak | jagavička horská |
| Spanish | Colibrí Oreja Violeta Menor |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Colibrí Orejivioláceo Verde |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Orejivioleta Menor |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colibrí Orejas Violetas Menor |
| Spanish (Panama) | Orejivioláceo Menor |
| Spanish (Peru) | Oreja-Violeta Menor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí oreja violeta menor |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Colibrí Orejivioleta Verde |
| Swedish | mindre öronkolibri |
| Turkish | Küçük Morkulak |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі іскристий |
SPECIES
Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus
Mo Hobbs and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published May 19, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published May 19, 2017
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Breeding
Introduction
Lesser Violetear breeds from October-March in Costa Rica (Stiles and Skutch 1989), and March-August in Colombia (Hilty and Brown 1986).
The nest of Lesser Violetear is "a fairly substantial cup", and is composed of treefern scales, plant down, dry grass blades, and mosses, and is bound together with cobwebs (Skutch 1967, Stiles and Skutch 1989). Nests are placed 1-3 m, on a downward drooping twig, rootlet, or bamboo stem at the edge of forest or along a stream, or hanging from a bank (Skutch 1967, Stiles and Skutch 1989). The clutch is two; the eggs are white and unmarked (Skutch 1987). Only the female builds the nest, incubates, and provisions the young. Incubation lasts 16 days (Skutch 1967).