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 |
SPECIES
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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Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The call of Short-tailed Woodstar is described as a "thin tchi-tchi-tchi" (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010).
The male sings during the courtship display (see Sexual Behavior); this song is "a sweet, high series of tititi notes interspersed with a high sweee" (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010).
There are very few audio recordings of vocalizations of Short-tailed Woodstar; examples can be heard at Macaulay Library and at xeno-canto.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.