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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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'''Includes: Dry-forest Sabrewing'''
 
 
==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==
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The recently described Dry-forest Sabrewing is included here as subspecies ''calcirupicola''. Clements already splits the species, however the Opus awaits the decision of other checklists.
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[[Outcrop Sabrewing]] and [[Diamantina Sabrewing]] were formerly included in this species.  
 
====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
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There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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There are two 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. calcirupicola'':
 
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:*Eastern Brazil (southeastern Goiás, southwestern Bahia, and northern Minas Gerais)
 
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*''C. l. diamantinensis'':
 
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:*South-eastern [[Brazil]] (Serra Espinhaço in Minas Gerais)
 
  
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Subspecies ''aequatorialis'' is included under ''C.i. obscurus''.
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Subspecies ''aequatorialis'' is included under ''C.l. obscurus''.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Humid lowland, river-edge forests E of Andes, observed at heights between 488 m (1,600 ft) and 860 m (2,822 ft).<br />
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Humid lowland, river-edge forests east of Andes, observed at heights between 488 m (1,600 ft) and 860 m [[Dictionary_A-C#A|asl]] (2,822 ft).  
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''calcirupicola'' is found in dry forests.
 
 
==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==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#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)
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#BF Member observations
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#Birdforum Member observations
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Campylopterus+largipennis}}  
 
{{GSearch|Campylopterus+largipennis}}  
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{{GS-checked}}<br /><br />
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Campylopterus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Campylopterus]]

Latest revision as of 01:16, 5 December 2021

Subspecies obscurus (aequatorialis)
Photo by Luis R
Moyobamba, San Martin, Peru, March 2018
Campylopterus largipennis

Identification

Photo by Anselmo d Affonseca
Amazonas, Brazil, March, 2014

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 and Diamantina Sabrewing were formerly included in this species.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies[1]:

  • C. l. largipennis:
  • C. l. obscurus:


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 asl (2,822 ft).

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of nectar.

Breeding

They build a cup-shaped nest from moss.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014 & April 2018)
  4. Birdforum Member observations

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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