Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí cuacurt |
| Czech | kalypta krátkoocasá |
| Dutch | Kortstaartboself |
| English | Short-tailed Woodstar |
| English (United States) | Short-tailed Woodstar |
| French | Colibri à queue courte |
| French (France) | Colibri à queue courte |
| German | Kurzschwanzelfe |
| Japanese | チビオハチドリ |
| Norwegian | stumpstjertkolibri |
| Polish | lilipucik |
| Russian | Короткохвостый эльф |
| Slovak | čmeľovec krátkochvostý |
| Spanish | Colibrí Colicorto |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Estrellita Colicorta |
| Spanish (Peru) | Estrellita de Cola Corta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí colicorto |
| Swedish | kortstjärtad skogsjuvel |
| Turkish | Kısa Kuyruklu Ormanyıldızı |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі куцохвостий |
Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura
Version: 1.0 — Published December 12, 2014
Behavior
Introduction
There is little information on the behavior of Short-tailed Woodstar. This species forages and perches at all heights, from low to high (Parker et al. 1996), but most frequently is low near the ground (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001b).
Territoriality
There is no information on territoriality or home range size in Short-tailed Woodstar.
Sexual Behavior
Little information. Short-tailed Woodstar presumably is polygynous, as are most if not all species of hummingbirds (Schuchmann 1999: 509). The male performs a U-shaped courtship flight: "From a perch on an exposed twig they shot up obliquely for about 100 feet [30.5 m], swung round and plunged down at an angle to another perch" (Marchant 1960).
Social and interspecific behavior
Short-tailed Woodstar usually is solitary, as is typical of hummingbirds.
Predation
No documented reports of predation on Short-tailed Woodstar?
