Wedge-tailed Sabrewing (Campylopterus curvipennis)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
12.50 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Deppe, 1830)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, dry forest, heavily degraded former forest, rural gardens. From sea-level - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico.

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

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Subpopulation of Yucat�n Peninsula sometimes regarded as subspecies yucatanensis, but doubtfully distinct.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

curvipennis (Deppe, 1830) - South-eastern San Luis Potos� and south-western Tamaulipas to northern Oaxaca (south-eastern Mexico).
excellens (Wetmore, 1941) - Sierra de Tuxtla (south-eastern Mexico). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Fandangero Colilargo (Campylopterus excellens).
pampa (Lesson, 1832) - Yucat�n Peninsula south to northern Guatemala and Belize, eastern Honduras.

References
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