Out of the seventeen species of hummingbirds recorded for Trinidad and Tobago, the White-tailed Sabrewing hummingbird is the only species found in Tobago and not Trinidad.
This species was believed to be extinct after Hurricane Flora hit Tobago in 1963, but has since made a great recovery.
A few years ago we went birding in Tobago for the first time. We were lucky enough to meet up with a researcher who was studying these hummingbirds on the islands. With much anticipation, we took a hike up to Gilpin Trace, after about twenty minutes or some of walking we stopped for a bit. Suddenly a large hummingbird zoomed passed us, like most species it appeared fearless and inquisitive, and no doubt it was indeed the White-tailed Sabrewing!
© Denise Etienne
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