Grey-breasted Sabrewing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Grey-breasted Sabrewing | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Grey-breasted Sabrewing in Ecuador. | |
| Conservation status | |
| 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 Trochilidae family.
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.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Campylopterus largipennis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
[edit] 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
 |
This hummingbird-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
