Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura
Thomas S. Schulenberg and Carolyn W. Sedgwick
Version: 1.0 — Published December 12, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published December 12, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Dutch | Kortstaartboself |
English (United States) | Short-tailed Woodstar |
French | 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 |
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Introduction
Short-tailed Woodstars are very small hummingbirds with an incredibly short tails. This woodstar inhabits desert and coastal scrub in the Tumbesian region of southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. These hummingbirds forage low near the ground, searching for nectar at flowering plants and also capturing some insects. The male Short-tailed Woodstar has a flight display, during which they give a melodious series of high pitched tititi and sweee notes. Short-tailed Woodstar is generally resident, but some birds seem to leave coastal areas during the wet season.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Short-tailed Woodstar