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title: "Violet Sabrewing"
description: "Campylopterus hemileucurus — Uccelli. The violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) is a species of hummingbird in the \"emeralds\", tribe Trochilini of the subfamily Trochilinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/violet-sabrewing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Violet Sabrewing

> Campylopterus hemileucurus — Uccelli. The violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of the subfamily Trochilinae.

- Scientific name: *Campylopterus hemileucurus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 4397
- Wikidata: [Q1130092](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1130092)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5987](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5987)

## Names

- en: Violet Sabrewing
- de: Violettdegenflügel
- es: Fandanguero morado
- fr: Campyloptère violet
- pl: Zapylak fioletowy

## Countries with the most observations

CR (2987), PA (333), MX (279), HN (248), GT (96), BZ (81), NI (76), SV (60)

## Summary

The violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of the subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from Mexico to Panama.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_sabrewing

## Photo

![Violet Sabrewing](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/violet-sabrewing/medium.jpg)

Photo: suzannehale · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266025627

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/violet-sabrewing?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).