Gray-breasted Sabrewing vs Santa Marta Sabrewing

Campylopterus largipennis compared with Campylopterus phainopeplus

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Sabrewing is Least Concern while Santa Marta Sabrewing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Sabrewing	Santa Marta Sabrewing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Campylopterus	Campylopterus
Species	Campylopterus largipennis	Campylopterus phainopeplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Sabrewing and Santa Marta Sabrewing share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Campylopterus.

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

LC — Least Concern

Santa Marta Sabrewing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Sabrewing	Santa Marta Sabrewing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway