Tag Archive for 'Campylopterus'

This image shows a male Santa Marta sabrewing (Campylopterus phainopeplus); male Santa Marta sabrewings are green with a blue throat, and females are green above and mostly white below; both sexes have a white spot behind the eye and lack copper in the tail; the Santa Marta sabrewing had not had a documented sighting in 13 years; it is only the third time the hummingbird has been documented since it was described by science in 1946. Image credit: Yurgen Vega / SELVA / ProCAT.

Santa Marta Sabrewing: Elusive and Spectacular Hummingbird Species Rediscovered in Colombia

Aug 8, 2022 by News Staff

A poorly known species of hummingbird called the Santa Marta sabrewing (Campylopterus phainopeplus) has been unexpectedly rediscovered in the highlands...

A young male of the dry-forest sabrewing (Campylopterus calcirupicola) captured in the Fazenda Corredor, municipality of Bocaiúva, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Image credit: Leonardo Esteves Lopes.

Dry-Forest Sabrewing: New Hummingbird Species Discovered

Jul 3, 2017 by Natali Anderson

A new hummingbird species, called the dry-forest sabrewing, has been discovered in the tropical forests of eastern Brazil. A young male of the dry-forest...