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[[Image:Gray-breasted Sabrewing2.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Subspecies ''obscurus (aequatorialis)''<br />Photo by {{user|Luis+R|Luis R}}<br />Moyobamba, San Martin, [[Peru]], March 2018]] | [[Image:Gray-breasted Sabrewing2.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Subspecies ''obscurus (aequatorialis)''<br />Photo by {{user|Luis+R|Luis R}}<br />Moyobamba, San Martin, [[Peru]], March 2018]] | ||
;[[: Category:Campylopterus|Campylopterus]] largipennis | ;[[: Category:Campylopterus|Campylopterus]] largipennis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
[[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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[[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== | ||
− | + | [[Outcrop Sabrewing]] was recently split from this species. | |
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
− | There are | + | There are three 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 Amazonian Brazil | :*East [[Colombia]] to [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], northern [[Bolivia]] and Amazonian Brazil | ||
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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) | ||
− | Subspecies ''aequatorialis'' is included under ''C. | + | Subspecies ''aequatorialis'' is included under ''C.l. obscurus''. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Humid lowland, river-edge forests | + | Humid lowland, river-edge forests east of Andes, observed at heights between 488 m (1,600 ft) and 860 m (2,822 ft). However, ''diamantinensis'' is found in “campos rupestres” above 1,000 m [[Dictionary_A-C#A|asl]]. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
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They build a cup-shaped nest from moss. | They build a cup-shaped nest from moss. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Avibase |
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014 & April 2018) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014 & April 2018) | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations |
Revision as of 00:18, 23 August 2021
- 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
Outcrop Sabrewing was recently split from this species.
Subspecies
There are three subspecies[1]:
- C. l. largipennis:
- C. l. obscurus:
- C. l. diamantinensis:
- South-eastern Brazil (Serra Espinhaço in Minas Gerais)
Subspecies aequatorialis is included under C.l. obscurus.
Habitat
Humid lowland, river-edge forests east of Andes, observed at heights between 488 m (1,600 ft) and 860 m (2,822 ft). However, diamantinensis is found in “campos rupestres” above 1,000 m asl.
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, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. 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 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-breasted_Sabrewing