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
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
Purple-crowned Fairy usually is not very vocal (Howell and Webb 1995). A call is described as "a high, thin, slightly metallic sssit, which may be run into longer rapid series" (Howell and Webb 1995).
There are surprisingly few available audio recordings of vocalizations of Purple-crowned Fairy; additional audio recordings can be heard at Macaulay Library.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported, other than the usual "whirring" or "humming" sound of the wings in flight, audible (as in most hummingbirds) at close range.
