Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí roig de Mèxic |
| Czech | kolibřík pestroocasý |
| Dutch | Rode Sabelvleugel |
| English | Rufous Sabrewing |
| English (United States) | Rufous Sabrewing |
| French | Campyloptère roux |
| French (France) | Campyloptère roux |
| German | Buntschwanz-Degenflügel |
| Japanese | チャバラケンバネハチドリ |
| Norwegian | rustsabelvinge |
| Polish | klinosterek rdzawy |
| Russian | Рыжий саблекрыл |
| Slovak | kolibrík hrdzavý |
| Spanish | Colibrí Rojizo Mexicano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Fandanguero Canelo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí rojizo mexicano |
| Swedish | rostsabelvinge |
| Turkish | Kızıl Kılıçkanat |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-шаблекрил рудий |
Rufous Sabrewing Campylopterus rufus
Version: 1.0 — Published October 11, 2013
Systematics
Geographic Variation
Campylopterus rufus is monotypic.
Subspecies
Related Species
Described as Campylopterus rufus Lesson 1840; no type locality given, presumed to be Guatemala.
Phylogenetic relationships within Campylopterus have not been resolved; Campylopterus rufus possibly forms a superspecies with Campylopterus hyperythrus (Rufous-breasted Sabrewing) (Schuchmann 1999).
Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence data reveals that hummingbirds (Trochilidae) constitute nine major clades, comprising the hermits, mangos, Patagona, topazes, coquettes, brilliants, mountain-gems, bees, and emeralds (McGuire et al. 2007). Sabrewings (Campylopterus) belong to the emerald clade. According to this estimate, Campylopterus is sister to a clade made up of Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus) and Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti). Presumably the genera Abeillia, Stephanoxis, and Phaeochroa also are closely related to the Onychorhynchus-Klais-Campylopterus clade (McGuire et al. 2009), but were not included among the taxa investigated in this research.
