Birds of Guyana

    APODIFORMES: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)  
Genus: Campylopterus (2 species, 10 worldwide)


Rufous-breasted Sabrewing
Rufous-breasted Sabrewing (Campylopterus hyperythrus) Male
La Escalera, Canaima NP, Venesuel  
   
Photograph by Brendan Ryan     Copyright and usage info

Found in tepuis. Male and female alike.

Grey-breasted Sabrewing
Grey-breasted Sabrewing (Campylopterus largipennis)
Manu, Peru  
   
Photograph by Joel N. Rosenthal   © All Rights Reserved.

A large agressive hummingbird. Male and female alike.
Front view showing white on inside of tail.


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