Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus)

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Nectar.

Voice
A sharp twitter. A high-pitched, piercing 'cheep tsew cheep tik-tik tsew' song uttered by males.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (60)...)

Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) [XC668001]
by David Garrigues H from Tapant\u00ed National Park, Costa Rica (song)

Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) [XC383128]
by Dan Lane from Santa Tecla, La Libertad, El Salvador (song)

Eggs (Guide)
2; white.

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

hemileucurus (Deppe, 1830) - Southern Mexico patchily to south-central Nicaragua.
mellitus Bangs, 1902 - Costa Rica and western Panama.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) - 10 files

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