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
Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published March 28, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 28, 2014
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The song of Violet-bellied Hummingbird is described as an insec- like hiss, vieiei veii veii veii ... (Willis and Eisenmann 1979); as "a thin series of high-pitched trilled prrree notes (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001b); and as "a repeated thin, nasal note: eee-eh" (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010).
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
The alarm call of Violet-bellied Hummingbird is described as see see zeek (Willis and Eisenmann 1979).
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Violet-bellied Hummingbird can be heard at Macaulay Library and at xeno-canto.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported; presumably the wings produce a "whirring" sound, audible (as in most hummingbirds) at close range.
