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The Napo sabrewing is about 13.5 cm (5.3 in) long. Males weigh 7.4 to 9.3 g (0.26 to 0.33 oz) and females 5.2 to 7.4 g (0.18 to 0.26 oz). Both sexes have an almost straight black bill and a white spot behind the eye. The male's crown is glittering golden green and the rest of its upperparts bronzy green. Its throat and chest are dark violet-blue and the rest of its underparts dark gray with green spots. Its central tail feathers are bronze-green and the rest dark blue. Females have entirely emerald green upperparts and gray underparts. Voice: The Napo sabrewing's song is "a long series of two notes repeated continuously at evenly spaced intervals 'tslip...tseek...tslip...tseek...' or 'trrip...tseek...trrip...tseek'." Its calls include "a single 'chip' or doubled 'chirrip'" that sometimes become a short rattle.
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When to see the Napo Sabrewing
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Napo Sabrewing
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Napo Sabrewing
The Napo sabrewing is a Near Threatened species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Easily confused with
White-tailed SabrewingCampylopterus ensipennisThe white-tailed sabrewing is about 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long.
Lazuline SabrewingCampylopterus falcatusThe lazuline sabrewing is about 11.5 to 13 cm (4.5 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 6.4 to 8 g (0.23 to 0.28 oz).
Outcrop SabrewingCampylopterus calcirupicolaThe outcrop sabrewing is very similar to its "parents", the grey-breasted and especially the Diamantina sabrewings.
Side by side: Napo Sabrewing vs Violet Sabrewing · Grey-breasted Sabrewing vs Napo Sabrewing · Lazuline Sabrewing vs Napo Sabrewing
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