White-tailed Sabrewing

Common name: White-tailed Sabrewing
Scientific name: Campylopterus ensipennis
Clades: Trochilini - Emeralds

The White-tailed Sabrewing is about 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long. The males weigh 9.5 to 10.5 g (0.34 to 0.37 oz) and the females are assumed to be lighter.

The White-tailed Sabrewing is listed as "Near Threatened" According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. They are semi-endemic to Tobago and the Turimiquire and Paria regions of northeastern Venezuela.

Hummingbirds of this species have a white tail, curved bill, white patch behind the eye, blue throat, and green bodies. Females have dull underparts with green speckles, and a whitish mustache and a small blue throat patch. A common occurrence in humid forests, forest edges, Heliconia patches, coffee plantations, and banana plantations. Usually found in groups of one or two, perching at medium levels or on the top of the forest. Speak a series of bisyllabic "tzchink" notes.