Hummingbirds

Violet Sabrewing

Campylopterus hemileucurus

The Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) is a 9.7 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

9.7 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Mexico, Nicaragua, Belize, El Salvador.

Where to see it: PN Pico Bonito · Lodge at Pico Bonito (Honduras); Reserva El Jaguar (Nicaragua); Finca Rubel Chaim (acceso restringido) (Guatemala); Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida Silvestre (Costa Rica); RNP Los Tarrales · sendero La Rinconada (Guatemala).

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