Santa Marta Sabrewing

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Santa Marta Sabrewing is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Santa Marta Sabrewing (Campylopterus phainopeplus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Campylopterus phainopeplus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. More

Santa Marta Sabrewing Photograph Shows Existence of Highly Endangered Species = Categories: * Birds * Endangered Species * Nature * Travel * Wildlife By Michael Lowe 04/09/2010 (Photo credit: Laura Cardenas) For the first time ever, a living Santa Marta Sabrewing hummingbird was photographed in More

The rediscovery of the Santa Marta Sabrewing holds out hope for the many other “Santa Marta endemics” of Colombia. You can read all about it in today’s NYT. You can follow any responses to this entry through the comment RSS feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. More

The first ever photo of a living Santa Marta Sabrewing is the first confirmation of the continued existence of this spectacular hummingbird in over 60 years. More

The Santa Marta Sabrewing, classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as Endangered, is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, and is at high risk of extinction. There have been occasional unconfirmed sightings by birders visiting the reserve and its environs since 2000. These sightings were typically single birds feeding in the forest canopy. “This confirmation of the Santa Marta Sabrewing further emphasizes the national and global importance of the El Dorado Nature Reserve for endemic birds and wildlife. More

Santa Marta Sabrewing hummingbird has confirmed the existence of the bird in Colombia. The American Bird Conservancy in Washington said the bird was discovered in the El Dorado Bird Reserve in the Santa Marta Mountains of northern Colombia. The land had been slated for vacation home development in 2006, but was spared by a last minute purchase by the Conservancy and Conservation International, in cooperation with the Colombian organization Fundacion Pro Aves, which manages several bird reserves in that nation. More