Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) - HBW 5, p. 551
French: Campyloptère violet
German: Violettdegenflügel
Spanish: Colibrí Morado
Other common names: De Lattre’s Sabrewing
Taxonomy: Trochilus hemileucurus Lichtenstein, 1830, Mexico.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hemileucurus (Lichtenstein, 1830) - S Mexico patchily to SC Nicaragua.
- mellitus Bangs, 1902 - Costa Rica and W Panama.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched on a wire and flying away Locality Bosque de Paz, Bajos del Toro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp mellitus)
Richard Garrigues 16 October 2006 5 years ago 31 sec 3.4 -
Male flying among the artificial feeders Locality Monteverde, Costa Rica
Ferran Vaquero 28 August 2009 2 years ago 14 sec 3.3 -
A single individual approaching to the hummingbird feeder Locality Monteverde, Costa Rica
DAVID ASCANIO 12 July 2010 2 years ago 12 sec 3.3 -
A bird at a feeder Locality Monteverde, Costa Rica (ssp mellitus)
Peter Nash 21 March 2002 6 years ago 23 sec 3.1
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bird attempting to drink
Locality Costa Rica (ssp mellitus)
Georges Olioso 9 December 2004 4 years ago 4.2 -
Female
Locality Cobán, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala
Marc FASOL 2 May 2012 27 weeks ago 4 -
Frontal view of a male perched on a branch.
Locality Volcan Baru National Park, Chiriquí Province, Panama (ssp mellitus)
Joe Tobias 16 August 2009 29 weeks ago 4 -
At feeder
Locality Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica
Guy Poisson 2 January 2010 2 years ago 4 -
A female perched on a branch.
Locality Volcan Baru National Park, Chiriquí Province, Panama (ssp mellitus)
Joe Tobias 16 August 2009 29 weeks ago 3.8 -
A male.
Locality Volcan Baru National Park, Chiriquí Province, Panama (ssp mellitus)
Ken Havard 11 February 2009 35 weeks ago 3.8
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Song from a male perched in the understory. Locality Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica
(ssp mellitus)
Scott Olmstead 20 February 2010 3 years ago 4.5
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