Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí de Julie |
| Czech | kolibřík fialovobřichý |
| Dutch | Paarsbuikkolibrie |
| English | Violet-bellied Hummingbird |
| English (United States) | Violet-bellied Hummingbird |
| French | Colibri de Julie |
| French (France) | Colibri de Julie |
| German | Juliakolibri |
| Japanese | スミレハラハチドリ |
| Norwegian | fiolettbukkolibri |
| Polish | szafirek niebieskobrzuchy |
| Russian | Фиолетовобрюхий колибри |
| Slovak | kolibrík modrobruchý |
| Spanish | Colibrí de Julia |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Colibrí Ventrivioleta |
| Spanish (Panama) | Colibrí Ventrivioleta |
| Spanish (Peru) | Colibrí de Vientre Violeta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí de Julia |
| Swedish | violettbukig safir |
| Turkish | Julia Kolibrisi |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-лісовичок синьочеревий |
Violet-bellied Hummingbird Juliamyia julie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 28, 2014
Behavior
Introduction
The behavior of Violet-bellied Hummingbird is not described in much detail. This hummingbird usually forages low near the ground (Willis and Eisenmann 1979, Hilty and Brown 1986, Ridgely and Gwynne 1989, Ridgely and Greenfield 2001a), although may ascend to the canopy to visit trees are in flower (Schuchmann 1999).
Territoriality
Little information. Males reportedly establish territories at concentrations of flowering plants (Schuchmann 1999).
Sexual Behavior
Little information. Violet-bellied Hummingbird presumably is polygynous, as are most if not all species of hummingbirds (Schuchmann 1999: 509).
Males sing from perches 1-10 m above the ground (Willis and Eisenmann 1979).
Social and interspecific behavior
Violet-bellied Hummingbird primarily is solitary, as is typical of hummingbirds.
Predation
No documented reports of predation on Violet-bellied Hummingbird?
