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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 | ||
| + | '''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== | ||
| + | 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. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
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Subspecies ''aequatorialis'' is included under ''C.i. obscurus''. | Subspecies ''aequatorialis'' is included under ''C.i. obscurus''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Humid lowland, river-edge forests E of Andes, observed at heights between 488 m (1,600 ft) and 860 m (2,822 ft). | + | Humid lowland, river-edge forests E of Andes, observed at heights between 488 m (1,600 ft) and 860 m (2,822 ft).<br /> |
| + | ''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== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#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 09:45, 18 September 2018
- Campylopterus largipennis
Includes: Dry-forest Sabrewing
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
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.
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)
Subspecies aequatorialis is included under C.i. obscurus.
Habitat
Humid lowland, river-edge forests E of Andes, observed at heights between 488 m (1,600 ft) and 860 m (2,822 ft).
calcirupicola is found in dry forests.
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. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. 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 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-breasted_Sabrewing
