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Santa Marta Sabrewing

Campylopterus phainopeplus

The Santa Marta sabrewing (Campylopterus phainopeplus) is a Critically Endangered species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to the Guatapurí dry enclave on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, department of Cesar, northern Colombia.

Santa Marta Sabrewing
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain

Overview

The Santa Marta sabrewing (Campylopterus phainopeplus) is a Critically Endangered species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to the Guatapurí dry enclave on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, department of Cesar, northern Colombia. It is one of 24 bird species that are endemic to the Santa Marta highlands.

Video

Representative video of genus CampylopterusCredit: Anni Roskilde · CC BY 3.0Source ↗

Sounds

call, flight call, songAndrés M. Cuervo · Cesar, Colombia · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. Wikipedia — Santa Marta sabrewing Wikipedia

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