Grey-breasted Sabrewing
Campylopterus largipennis(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Gray-breasted Sabrewing
UK name: Grey-breasted Sabrewing
The Grey-breasted Sabrewing (Campylopterus largipennis) 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 largipennis
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-breasted Sabrewing
- English (UK)
- Grey-breasted Sabrewing
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Campylopterus largipennis largipennis
- Campylopterus largipennis obscurus
- Campylopterus largipennis aequatorialis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus largipennis
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Cayenne, ex d'Aubenton, pi. 672, f. 2.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.41
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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