Gray-breasted Sabrewing
Campylopterus largipennis
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusCampylopterus (Typical Sabrewings)
- SpeciesCampylopterus largipennis (Gray-breasted Sabrewing)
About the Gray-breasted Sabrewing
The grey-breasted sabrewing (Campylopterus largipennis) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, the Guianas, Peru, and Venezuela.
The grey-breasted sabrewing was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-colored plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Trochilus largipennis in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The grey-breasted sabrewing is now placed in the genus Campylopterus that was erected by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek kampulos meaning "curved" or "bent" and -pteros meaning "-winged". The specific epithet largipennis combines the... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Gray-breasted Sabrewing in Canaima National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray-breasted Sabrewing in Canaima National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Sabrewing sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray-breasted Sabrewing in Canaima National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Gray-breasted Sabrewing in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.