Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)

Great Sapphirewing, a reference photo — Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The great sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Great Sapphirewing being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Eriocnemis vestita
Coeligena helianthea
Eriocnemis luciani

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Pterophanes
Species: Pterophanes cyanopterus

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