Metaltail
Genus of birds
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The metaltails are a group of hummingbirds in the genus Metallura. The species are distributed along the Andes.[2][3]
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| Metaltails | |
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| Tyrian metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Lesbiini |
| Genus: | Metallura Gould, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus cupricauda[1] = Ornismya phoebe Gould, 1846 | |
| Species | |
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Taxonomy and species list
The genus Metallura was introduced by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1847.[4] The type species was subsequently designated as the black metaltail.[5][6]
The genus contains nine species:[7]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaled metaltail | Metallura aeneocauda (Gould, 1846) Two subspecies
|
Bolivia and Peru |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Violet-throated metaltail
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Metallura baroni Salvin, 1893 |
Ecuador |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
|
| Fiery-throated metaltail
|
Metallura eupogon (Cabanis, 1874) |
Peru |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Perija metaltail
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Metallura iracunda Wetmore, 1946 |
Colombia and Venezuela |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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| Neblina metaltail
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Metallura odomae Graves, 1980 |
Ecuador and Peru |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Black metaltail
|
Metallura phoebe (Lesson & Delattre, 1839) |
Peru |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Coppery metaltail
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Metallura theresiae Simon, 1902 Two subspecies
|
Peru |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Tyrian metaltail
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Metallura tyrianthina (Loddiges, 1832) Seven subspecies
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Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Viridian metaltail
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Metallura williami (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) |
Colombia and Ecuador |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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