Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí violaci |
| Czech | kolibřík fialkový |
| Dutch | Violette Sabelvleugel |
| English | Violet Sabrewing |
| English (United States) | Violet Sabrewing |
| French | Campyloptère violet |
| French (France) | Campyloptère violet |
| German | Violettdegenflügel |
| Icelandic | Bjúgvængur |
| Japanese | ムラサキケンバネハチドリ |
| Norwegian | fiolettsabelvinge |
| Polish | zapylak fioletowy |
| Russian | Фиолетовый саблекрыл |
| Serbian | Ljubičasti sabljokrili kolibri |
| Slovak | kolibrík svietivý |
| Spanish | Colibrí Morado |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Ala de Sable Violáceo |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Colibrí Morado |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Fandanguero Morado |
| Spanish (Panama) | Alasable Violáceo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí morado |
| Swedish | violett sabelvinge |
| Turkish | Mor Kılıçkanat |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-шаблекрил фіолетовий |
Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
Version: 1.0 — Published June 10, 2011
Behavior
Introduction
Occasionally males maintain territories on plants rich in nectar, but usually feed in foraging routes.
Territoriality
Rarely territorial at flowers (Stiles and Skutch 1989). Winker et al. (1992) observed male Violet Sabrewings chasing singing male C. excellens (Long-tailed Sabrewing); the chases were "rapid and violent", and hemileucurus always was dominant. Winker et al. (1992) suggest that the aggressive behavior may "reflect interspecific territoriality in a sympatrically breeding congener".
Sexual Behavior
The males sing at lek of 4-12 individuals during the breeding season (Skutch 1967, Stiles and Skutch 1989, Osés 1999). The singing perches at the leks are 2-4 m above the ground "in saplings in forest understory or edge" (Stiles and Skutch 1989).
Social and interspecific behavior
Violet Sabrewings are solitary. See Territoriality.
