• Synonyms Paramo Sapphirewing, Sapphirewing
  • Old latin name for bird Ornismya temminckii, Trochilus cyanopterus

Great Sapphirewingbird sounds *

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

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion Colombia to n Bolivia

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalancolibrí d'ales safir
Chinese蓝翅大蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional)大藍翅蜂鳥
Croatianplavokrili kolibrić
Czechkolibřík modrokřídlý, Kolibrík modrokrídlý
DanishSafirvinge
DutchSaffiervleugelkolibrie
Finnishsinisiipikolibri
FrenchPterophane à ailes saphir, Ailes de saphir, Colibri de Temminck, Paramo, Colibri à ailes saphir
GermanBlauflügelkolibri, Blauflügel-Kolibri
IcelandicSafírbríi
ItalianAlazaffiro , Alazaffiro, Colibrì di zaffiro
Japaneseルリバネハチドリ
Lithuanianmėlynsparnis kolibris
Norwegiansafirvingekolibri
Norwegian NynorskSafirvengkolibri
Polishszafirolotek, Szafiroletek
Portugueseasa-safira, colibri-d'asa-azul
RussianСапфирокрыл, Голубокрылый колибри
SerbianKolibri safirnih krila
Slovakzafíroletka andská
SpanishAlizafiro Grande, Colibrí aliazul, Gran Colibrí
Swedishsafirvinge
TurkishSafir Kanatlı Kolibri
Ukrainianколібрі блакитнокрилий