Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Pampa curvipennis(Deppe, W, 1830)
English (US) Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
The Wedge-tailed Sabrewing (Pampa curvipennis) 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
- Pampa curvipennis
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
- Described by
- (Deppe, W, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pampa curvipennis curvipennis
- Pampa curvipennis pampa
- Pampa curvipennis excellens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus curvipennis
- 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.32
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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