Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí fada coronat |
| Czech | kolibřík purpurovohlavý |
| Dutch | Paarskopfeeënkolibrie |
| English | Purple-crowned Fairy |
| English (United States) | Purple-crowned Fairy |
| French | Colibri féérique |
| French (France) | Colibri féérique |
| German | Purpurkron-Schmuckkolibri |
| Japanese | スミレセンニョハチドリ |
| Norwegian | purpurkronealv |
| Polish | skrzacik czapkowy |
| Russian | Колибри-фея |
| Serbian | Vilinski kolibri ljubičaste glave |
| Slovak | jagavička čiapočkatá |
| Spanish | Colibrí Hada Occidental |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Colibrí Picopunzón |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Hada Coronipúrpura |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Colibrí Corona Púrpura |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colibrí Hada Enmascarada |
| Spanish (Panama) | Hada Coronipúrpura |
| Spanish (Peru) | Colibrí-Hada de Corona Púrpura |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí hada occidental |
| Swedish | purpurkronad blomnymf |
| Turkish | Mor Taçlı Ormanperisi |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-фея фіолетоволобий |
Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published November 15, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published November 15, 2013
Breeding
Introduction
Breeding of Purple-crowned Fairy in Costa Rica is from October through March, but sometimes until as late as July, especially on the Pacific slope (Stiles and Skutch 1989).
The nest is a cup, with an incurved rim; the nest structure often tapers below to a cone shape (Skutch 1961, Stiles and Skutch 1989). The nest is composed of plant down, and has little or no moss or lichen. Nests are placed 6-20 m above the ground, near the tip of a slender branch, and often are over a stream or near forest edge (Stiles and Skutch 1989). The clutch is two white, unmarked eggs (Skutch 1961). Incubation is 16-17 days, and is entirely by the female (as is typical of hummingbirds) (Schuchmann 1999). The nestling period is 20-24 days (Schuchmann 1999).
