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Alternative name: Dry-forest Sabrewing
- Campylopterus calcirupicola
Identification
Similar Species
This species differs from the nearest populations of Gray-breasted Sabrewing in showing smaller size and longer light tips to tail feathers as well as living at lower elevation. It differs from other members of the Gray-breasted Sabrewing in having the basal half of outer tail feathers bright bronze green, instead of bright bluish black.
Distribution
Eastern Brazil (southeastern Goiás, southwestern Bahia, and northern Minas Gerais)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species was recently split from Gray-breasted Sabrewing.
Habitat
Forest on dry rocky outcroppings (frequently limestone) below 1000 m asl.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
References
- 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/
- SACC proposal to split this species.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Outcrop Sabrewing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Outcrop_Sabrewing
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.