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[[Image:GrayBreastedSabrewingAdA.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Anselmo+d+Affonseca|Anselmo d Affonseca}}<br />Amazonas, [[Brazil]], March, 2014]] | [[Image:GrayBreastedSabrewingAdA.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Anselmo+d+Affonseca|Anselmo d Affonseca}}<br />Amazonas, [[Brazil]], March, 2014]] | ||
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*''C. l. largipennis'': | *''C. l. largipennis'': | ||
:*Eastern [[Venezuela]], the [[Guianas]] and Rio Negro region of norfth-western [[Brazil]] | :*Eastern [[Venezuela]], the [[Guianas]] and Rio Negro region of norfth-western [[Brazil]] | ||
*''C. l. obscurus'': | *''C. l. obscurus'': | ||
:*North-eastern [[Brazil]] (eastern Pará and Maranhão) | :*North-eastern [[Brazil]] (eastern Pará and Maranhão) | ||
+ | *''C. l. calcirupicola'': | ||
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*''C. l. diamantinensis'': | *''C. l. diamantinensis'': | ||
:*South-eastern [[Brazil]] (Serra Espinhaço in Minas Gerais) | :*South-eastern [[Brazil]] (Serra Espinhaço in Minas Gerais) | ||
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Their main diet consists of nectar. | Their main diet consists of nectar. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014) | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations |
Revision as of 19:55, 3 September 2017
- 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. largipennis:
- C. l. obscurus:
- North-eastern Brazil (eastern Pará and Maranhão)
- C. l. calcirupicola:
- Eastern Brazil (southeastern Goiás, southwestern Bahia, and northern Minas Gerais)
- 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. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. 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 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-breasted_Sabrewing