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Violet sabrewing

Campylopterus hemileucurus (Deppe, 1830)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.9 g to 11.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the violet sabrewing

Weight
8.9 g – 11.8 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
2src for Young per litter or clutch
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 violet sabrewing live?

Not recorded

What is the violet sabrewing?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of the subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from Mexico to Panama.

From the Wikipedia article “Violet sabrewing” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Violet_sabrewing&oldid=1315242124), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the violet sabrewing endangered?

The violet sabrewing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the violet sabrewing classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusCampylopterus
  7. SpeciesCampylopterus hemileucurus (Deppe, 1830)

Synonyms Trochilus hemileucurus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • colibrí violaciCatalan
  • kolibřík fialkovýCzech
  • cleddasgell borfforWelsh
  • Violet SabelvingeDanish
  • ViolettdegenflügelGerman
  • Purpur-SäbelflügelGerman
  • viola kolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí moradoSpanish
  • Ala de Sable VioláceoSpanish
  • Fandanguero moradoSpanish
  • sini-saabelkoolibriEstonian
  • violettisapelikolibriFinnish
  • Campyloptère violetFrench
  • ljubičasti kolibrićCroatian
  • lila kardoskolibriHungarian
  • Campilottero violettoItalian
  • Sciabolatore violettoItalian
  • ムラサキケンバネハチドリJapanese
  • murasakikembanehachidoriJapanese
  • violetinis kardasparnis kolibrisLithuanian
  • Violette SabelvleugelDutch
  • fiolettsabelvingeNorwegian
  • zapylak fioletowyPolish
  • asa-de-sabre-violetaPortuguese
  • Пурпурный саблекрылRussian
  • Фиолетовый саблекрылRussian
  • kolibrík svietivýSlovak
  • Ljubičasti sabljokrili kolibriSerbian
  • violett sabelvingeSwedish
  • Mor KılıçkanatTurkish
  • колібрі-шаблекрил фіолетовийUkrainian
  • 紫刀翅蜂鳥Chinese
  • 紫刀翅蜂鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the violet sabrewing

Other species in the same genus Campylopterus.

CompareViolet sabrewing vs Grey-breasted sabrewingViolet sabrewing vs Santa Marta sabrewingViolet sabrewing vs Lazuline sabrewingViolet sabrewing vs Rufous-breasted sabrewing

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the violet sabrewing?

An adult violet sabrewing weighs 8.9 g – 11.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the violet sabrewing endangered?

The violet 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 violet sabrewing?

The violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/violet-sabrewing

MLA

“Violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/violet-sabrewing.

BibTeX
@misc{violet_sabrewing_2026,
  title = {Violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/violet-sabrewing},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}