Listen to the Curve-winged sabrewing
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About the Curve-winged sabrewing
The Curve-winged sabrewing is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Curve-winged sabrewing sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
From Wikipedia
The wedge-tailed sabrewing (Pampa curvipennis) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, and possibly Honduras. Two subspecies have sometimes been treated as separate species, the curve-winged sabrewing and the long-tailed sabrewing.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Curve-winged sabrewing sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Curve-winged sabrewing on this page. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Curve-winged sabrewing endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Curve-winged sabrewing as “least concern”.
What family does the Curve-winged sabrewing belong to?
The Curve-winged sabrewing (Campylopterus curvipennis) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources & credits
- Acoustic-Divergence-with-Gene-Flow-in-a-Lekking-Hummingbird-with-Complex-Songs-pone.01092… by Gonzalez C, Ornelas J – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1273659 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Wedge-tailed sabrewing – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hectonichus – CC BY-SA 4.0