Lazuline Sabrewing

Campylopterus falcatus (Swainson, 1821)

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Lazuline Sabrewing, Campylopterus falcatus, is a hummingbird of the northern Andes in South America, breeding from north-eastern Venezuela through north-eastern Ecuador. It is a monotypic species. In its range it occurs in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, including the Sierra de Perijá, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Eastern Andes, and it reaches as far south as Napo Province. It uses semi-deciduous montane forest, plantation edges, lower páramo and gardens, and is generally found between 900 and 3,000 m. It is believed to be sedentary.

Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Breeding range
South America: ne Venezuela to ne Ecuador
Lazuline Sabrewing
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