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Male, demonstrating the pattern on the tail
Photo © by Cedrik K
Cielito Sur B&B, Chiriqui, Panama, March 2005

Campylopterus hemileucurus

Identification

Female
Photo © by biswasg
Costa Rica, August 2006

13–15 cm (5-6 in); a large spectacular hummingbird with long, curved black bill and distal half of the tail white.
Body of the male is deep violet with green wing-coverts.
The female has a violet throat and undersides pale speckled green while upperside is green to bluish-green.
Younger bird have uppersides similar to the female, but clues on the underside normally allows sexing.

Distribution

Southern Mexico and Central America to western Panama. ^[1]

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized^[1]:

C. h. hemileucurus:

Southern Mexico south to north central Nicaragua

C. h. mellitus:

Costa Rica and western Panama

Habitat

Immature
Photo © by scottishdude
Costa Rica, September 2018

Humid forests and edges, in the southern part of the range especially higher elevation. Also second growth forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of nectar. They will visit feeders around houses if provided.

Breeding

The nest is a bulky cup.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Violet Sabrewing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Violet_Sabrewing

External Links

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+[[Image:Violet_Sabrewing_4_by_Cedrik_K.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male, demonstrating the pattern on the tail<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Cedrik+K|Cedrik K}}<br />Cielito Sur B&B, Chiriqui, [[Panama]], March 2005]]
 ;[[: Category:Campylopterus|Campylopterus]] hemileucurus
-[[Image:3908Violet Sabrewing 110307.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jonlowes<br />Photo taken: Reserva Biologica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, Costa Rica.]]
 ==Identification==
-cm.  Deep violet,   dark green back and wing coverts, black tail with white outer tailfeathers.
+[[Image:Female_Violet_Sabrewing_by_biswasg.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|biswasg|biswasg}}<br />[[Costa Rica]], August 2006]]
-The female is dark green above and grey below apart from a violet throat; the tail pattern is the same as the male's. Young have buff edges to the feathers and lack any violet, although juvenile males may be dusky green-blue below.
+–15 cm (5-6 in); a large spectacular hummingbird with long, curved black bill and distal half of the tail white. <br />
+Body of the male is deep violet with green wing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]].<br />
+The female has a violet throat and undersides pale speckled green while upperside is green to bluish-green.<br />
+Younger bird have uppersides similar to the female, but clues on the underside normally allows sexing.
 ==Distribution==
-Southern [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]] as far south as [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]].
+Southern [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]] to western [[Panama]]. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
 ==Taxonomy==
+Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
+*''C. h. hemileucurus'':
+:*Southern [[Mexico]] south to north central [[Nicaragua]]
+*''C. h. mellitus'':
+:*[[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]]
 ==Habitat==
-Understory and edges of mountain forests, especially near streams.
+[[Image:AS1I0907Na.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|scottishdude|scottishdude}}<br />[[Costa Rica]], September 2018]]
+Humid forests and edges, in the southern part of the range especially higher elevation. Also second growth forests.
 ==Behaviour==
-It builds a large cup nest placed on a low horizontal branch, usually over a stream and 2 white eggs are laid.
+====Diet====
+Their diet consists mostly of nectar. They will visit feeders around houses if provided.
-The diet includes nectar.
+====Breeding====
+The nest is a bulky cup.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
+#Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124
+#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Violet+Sabrewing}}
+{{GSearch|"Campylopterus hemileucurus" {{!}} "Violet Sabrewing"}}
+{{GS-checked}}
+<br />
+<br />
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Campylopterus]][[category:incomplete]]
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Campylopterus]]