Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus(Deppe, W, 1830)
English (US) Violet Sabrewing
The Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Campylopterus hemileucurus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Violet Sabrewing
- Described by
- (Deppe, W, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Campylopterus hemileucurus hemileucurus
- Campylopterus hemileucurus mellitus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus hemileucurus
- Described by
- (Deppe, W, 1830)
- Type locality
- Mexico.
- Original description
- Preis-Verzeichniss der Säugethiere, Vögel, Amphibien, Fische und Krebse, welche von den Herren Deppe und Schiede in Mexico gesammelt worden (etc.) p.1 no.33
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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