Buff-breasted sabrewing
Campylopterus duidae Chapman, 1929
The buff-breasted sabrewing (Campylopterus duidae) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 5.83 g to 6.65 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the buff-breasted sabrewing
- Weight
- 5.83 g – 6.65 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the buff-breasted sabrewing live?
Not recorded
What is the buff-breasted sabrewing?
The buff-breasted sabrewing (Campylopterus duidae), or sometimes Duida sabrewing, is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Brazil and Venezuela.
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Is the buff-breasted sabrewing endangered?
The buff-breasted sabrewing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the buff-breasted sabrewing classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusCampylopterus
- SpeciesCampylopterus duidae Chapman, 1929
Synonyms Campylopterus hyperythrus duidae
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- colibrí cuadauratCatalan
- kolibřík duidskýCzech
- kolibřík pantepuiskýCzech
- cleddasgell felynllwydWelsh
- Okkerbrystet SabelvingeDanish
- TepuidegenflügelGerman
- Berg-SäbelflügelGerman
- okrabrusta kolibroEsperanto
- Colibrí del DuidaSpanish
- vuorisapelikolibriFinnish
- Campyloptère montagnardFrench
- brončanorepi kolibrićCroatian
- Sciabolatore pettocamoscioItalian
- キバラケンバネハチドリJapanese
- kalninis kardasparnis kolibrisLithuanian
- TepuisabelvleugelDutch
- yanomamosabelvingeNorwegian
- zapylak wenezuelskiPolish
- asa-de-sabre-camurçaPortuguese
- Asa-de-sabre-de-peito-camurçaPortuguese
- asa-de-sabre-do-duidaPortuguese
- Горный саблекрылRussian
- kolibrík medenkavýSlovak
- ockrabröstad sabelvingeSwedish
- Soluk Karınlı KılıçkanatTurkish
- колібрі-шаблекрил гірськийUkrainian
- 黃胸刀翅蜂鳥Chinese
- 黄胸刀翅蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the buff-breasted sabrewing
Other species in the same genus Campylopterus.

Violet sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus

Grey-breasted sabrewing
Campylopterus largipennis

Santa Marta sabrewing
Campylopterus phainopeplus

Lazuline sabrewing
Campylopterus falcatus

Rufous-breasted sabrewing
Campylopterus hyperythrus
White-tailed sabrewing
Campylopterus ensipennis
CompareBuff-breasted sabrewing vs Violet sabrewingBuff-breasted sabrewing vs Grey-breasted sabrewingBuff-breasted sabrewing vs Santa Marta sabrewingBuff-breasted sabrewing vs Lazuline sabrewing
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the buff-breasted sabrewing?
An adult buff-breasted sabrewing weighs 5.83 g – 6.65 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the buff-breasted sabrewing endangered?
The buff-breasted sabrewing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the buff-breasted sabrewing?
The buff-breasted sabrewing (Campylopterus duidae) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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