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 |
Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus
Mo Hobbs and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published May 19, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published May 19, 2017
Diet and Foraging
Diet
Primarily nectarivorus. Lesser Violeatear "visits flowers of many herbs, shrubs, epiphytes, and trees" (Stiles and Skutch 1989). Specific sources of nectar include herbs such as Lobelia, shrubs such as Centropogon, Cuphaea, Fuschia, and Stachytapheta, and trees such as Inga and Erythrina (Skutch 1968, Colwell et al. 1974, Feinsinger 1976, Hilty 2003, Barrantes et al. 2008). Like other hummingbirds, Lesser Violetear also consumes small insects (Remsen et al. 1986).
Foraging Behavior
Lesser Violetear forages for insects by gleaning them from foliage (Feinsinger 1976).
