Santa Marta sabrewing

The Santa Marta sabrewing (Campylopterus phainopeplus) is a Critically Endangered species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northeastern Colombia. It is one of 24 bird species that are endemic to the Santa Marta highlands.

Santa Marta sabrewing
A male, illustrated by J. G. Keulemans.
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Campylopterus
Species:
C. phainopeplus
Binomial name
Campylopterus phainopeplus
Salvin & Godman, 1879
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