| Santa Marta Sabrewing | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Campylopterus |
| Species: | C. phainopeplus |
| Binomial name | |
| Campylopterus phainopeplus Salvin & Godman, 1879 |
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The Santa Marta Sabrewing (Campylopterus phainopeplus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Colombia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/science/13obbird.html?ref=science