The metaltails are a group of hummingbirds in the genus Metallura. The species are distributed along the Andes.[2][3]
| Metaltails | |
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| Tyrian metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
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Taxonomy and species list edit
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]
- Scaled metaltail (Metallura aeneocauda)
- Violet-throated metaltail (Metallura baroni)
- Fiery-throated metaltail (Metallura eupogon)
- Perija metaltail (Metallura iracunda)
- Neblina metaltail (Metallura odomae)
- Black metaltail (Metallura phoebe)
- Coppery metaltail (Metallura theresiae)
- Tyrian metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina)
- Viridian metaltail (Metallura williami)
References edit
- ^ "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Jaime García-Moreno, Peter Arctander and Jon Fjeldså (1999). "Strong diversification at the treeline among Metallura hummingbirds" (PDF). The Auk. 116 (3): 702–711. doi:10.2307/4089331. JSTOR 4089331.
- ^ Heindl, Martin; Schuchmann, Karl-L. (1998). "Biogeography, geographical variation and taxonomy of the Andean hummingbird genus Metallura Gould, 1847". Journal für Ornithologie. 139 (4): 425–473. doi:10.1007/BF01653470. S2CID 2517854.
- ^ Gould, John (1847). "Drafts for a new arrangement of the Trochilidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Part 15 (175): 94–96 [94].
- ^ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 22.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 118.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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