Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

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Wedge-tailed Sabrewing (<em>Pampa pampa</em>) is a species of Hummingbirds (<em>Trochilidae</em>) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Overview

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing (Pampa pampa) is a species of Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Pampa; binomial: Pampa pampa; authority: (Lesson, RP, 1832).

Distribution

Breeding range: Middle America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

C. pampa is split from C. curvipennis (Peterson & Navarro-Sigüenza 2009; Gonzalez et al. 2011). Change English name of C. curvipennis with split of C. pampa;  name follows Ridgway (1911); Sibley & Monroe (1993); AOU (1998).

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