Grey-breasted sabrewing
| Grey-breasted sabrewing | |
|---|---|
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| Grey-breasted sabrewing in Ecuador. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Campylopterus |
| Species: | C. largipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Campylopterus largipennis Boddaert, 1783 | |
The grey-breasted sabrewing (Campylopterus largipennis) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
It is found in humid forest in the Guianas and the Amazon Basin with a smaller disjunct population (subspecies diamantinensis) in forest and woodland in Bahia and Minas Gerais in eastern Brazil.
A relatively large hummingbird with grey underparts and broad white tail-tips, it is generally common.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Campylopterus largipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
Further reading
- Lopes, L.E.; De Vasconcelos, M.F.; Gonzaga, L.P. (2017). "A cryptic new species of hummingbird of the Campylopterus largipennis complex (Aves: Trochilidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4268 (1): 1–33. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4268.1.1.
External links
- Grey-breasted sabrewing videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps (with RangeMap)-for Suriname
- photo; Article Colombia Curiosa and Oiseaux.net
- Grey-breasted sabrewing photo; RangeMap & synopsis InfoNatura NatureServe
- "Gray-breasted sabrewing" photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
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