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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Violet Sabrewing* |
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Campylopterus hemileucurus |
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Description (10)
Other Names (World)
Violet Sabrewing, De Lattre’s Sabrewing
Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Size
15 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Deppe, 1830)
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.
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) [XC126355]
by Paul Driver from Finca Patracinio, Retalhuleu, Guatemala (call)
Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) [XC334864]
by Mario Trejo from Campamento El Triunfo, Chiapas, Mexico (flight call)
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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Violet Sabrewing see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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