Violet Sabrewing (female) hovering near the feeders at Curi-Cancha

Curi-Cancha Wildlife Refuge, near Monteverde, Costa Rica (August 2012)

Also known as De Lattre’s Sabrewing.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Violet Sabrewing / Internet Bird Collection
Violet Sabrewing / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
Neotropical Birds, Cornell Lab / Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus

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