- Campylopterus largipennis
Identification
12·4–14·9 cm (4¾-5¾ in)
Sexes more or less similar.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- C. l. aequatorialis:
- C. l. largipennis:
- C. l. obscurus:
- North-eastern Brazil (eastern Pará and Maranhão)
- C. l. diamantinensis:
- South-eastern Brazil (Serra Espinhaço in Minas Gerais)
Habitat
Humid lowland, river-edge forests E of Andes, observed at heights between 488 m (1,600 ft) and 860 m (2,822 ft).
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-breasted Sabrewing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-breasted_Sabrewing