Santa Marta sabrewing

Santa Marta sabrewing
Male on left (Oxypogon cyanolaemus on right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Trochilidae
Genus:Campylopterus
Species: C. phainopeplus
Binomial name
Campylopterus phainopeplus
Salvin & Godman, 1879

The Santa Marta sabrewing (Campylopterus phainopeplus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in Colombia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Campylopterus phainopeplus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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