Great Sapphirewing bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsParamo Sapphirewing, Sapphirewing
Old latin name for birdOrnismya temminckii, Trochilus cyanopterus
OrderSwifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds / Trochilidae
GenusPterophanes
Breeding regionSouth America
Breeding subregionColombia to n Bolivia

Great Sapphirewing bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Wing noise at take-off, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Chase calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Call, male, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Call, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    Bolivia
  • 6.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Chase calls, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Call, © Charlie Vogt
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Chase calls, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Song, © José Ignacio Giraldo Arango
    Colombia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Great Sapphirewing

Great Sapphirewing subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Pterophanes cyanopterus caeruleusc, s Colombia-No
Pterophanes cyanopterus cyanopterusnc Colombia-No
Pterophanes cyanopterus peruvianusEcuador, Peru and n Bolivia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalancolibrí d'ales safir
Chinese蓝翅大蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional)大藍翅蜂鳥
Croatianplavokrili kolibrić
CzechKolibrík modrokrídlý, kolibřík modrokřídlý
DanishSafirvinge
DutchSaffiervleugelkolibrie
Finnishsinisiipikolibri
FrenchAiles de saphir, Colibri à ailes saphir, Pterophane à ailes saphir, Colibri de Temminck, Paramo
GermanBlauflügel-Kolibri, Blauflügelkolibri
IcelandicSafírbríi
ItalianAlazaffiro , Colibrì di zaffiro, Alazaffiro
Japaneseルリバネハチドリ
Lithuanianmėlynsparnis kolibris
NorwegianSafirvingekolibri, safirvingekolibri
Norwegian NynorskSafirvengkolibri
PolishSzafiroletek, szafirolotek
Portuguesecolibri-d'asa-azul, asa-safira
RussianСапфирокрыл, Голубокрылый колибри
SerbianKolibri safirnih krila
Slovakzafíroletka andská
SpanishColibrí aliazul, Gran Colibrí, Alizafiro Grande
Swedishsafirvinge
TurkishSafir Kanatlı Kolibri
Ukrainianколібрі блакитнокрилий