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;[[: Category:Campylopterus|Campylopterus]] largipennis | ;[[: Category:Campylopterus|Campylopterus]] largipennis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:GrayBreastedSabrewingAdA.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Anselmo+d+Affonseca|Anselmo d Affonseca}}<br />Amazonas, [[Brazil]], March, 2014]] | ||
12·4–14·9 cm (4¾-5¾ in)<br /> | 12·4–14·9 cm (4¾-5¾ in)<br /> | ||
| − | Sexes | + | Sexes very similar<br /> |
| + | Male | ||
| + | *Slightly de-curved bill | ||
| + | *Black upper [[Dictionary_M-O#M|mandible]] | ||
| + | *Black-tipped pinkish lower mandible | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]] | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
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There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''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'': | ||
| − | :* | + | :*East [[Colombia]] to [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], northern [[Bolivia]] and north-western Brazil |
*''C. l. calcirupicola'': | *''C. l. calcirupicola'': | ||
:*Eastern Brazil (southeastern Goiás, southwestern Bahia, and northern Minas Gerais) | :*Eastern Brazil (southeastern Goiás, southwestern Bahia, and northern Minas Gerais) | ||
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their main diet consists of nectar. | Their main diet consists of nectar. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They build a cup-shaped nest from moss. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
| − | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014) | + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014 & April 2018) |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 21:09, 3 April 2018
- Campylopterus largipennis
Identification
12·4–14·9 cm (4¾-5¾ in)
Sexes very similar
Male
- Slightly de-curved bill
- Black upper mandible
- Black-tipped pinkish lower mandible
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:
- 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.
Breeding
They build a cup-shaped nest from moss.
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 & April 2018)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-breasted Sabrewing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-breasted_Sabrewing
