Metaltail
| 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: | Gould, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus cupricauda[1] = Ornismya phoebe Gould, 1846 | |
The metaltails are a group of hummingbirds in the genus Metallura. The species are distributed along the Andes.[2][3]
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
| Metallura baroni Salvin, 1893 | Ecuador | Size: Habitat: Diet: | EN
|
| Fiery-throated metaltail
| Metallura eupogon (Cabanis, 1874) | Peru | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
|
| Perija metaltail
| Metallura iracunda Wetmore, 1946 | Colombia and Venezuela | Size: Habitat: Diet: | EN
|
| Neblina metaltail
| 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
| Metallura theresiae Simon, 1902 Two subspecies
| Peru | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
|
| Tyrian metaltail
| Metallura tyrianthina (Loddiges, 1832) Seven subspecies
| Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Viridian metaltail
| Metallura williami (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) | Colombia and Ecuador | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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References
- ^ "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.
