The metaltails are a group of

hummingbird Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With about 361 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but the vast majority of the species are found in the tropics aro ...

s in the genus ''Metallura''. The species are distributed along the Andes.

Taxonomy and species list

The genus ''Metallura'' was introduced by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1847. The type species was subsequently designated as the black metaltail. The genus contains nine species: * Scaled metaltail (''Metallura aeneocauda'') *

Violet-throated metaltail The violet-throated metaltail (''Metallura baroni''), locally called metalura gorjivioleta, is an Endangered species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Ecuador.HBW and BirdLife Internatio ...

(''Metallura baroni'') *

Fiery-throated metaltail The fiery-throated metaltail or fire-throated metaltail (''Metallura eupogon'') is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Peru.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the ...

(''Metallura eupogon'') * Perija metaltail (''Metallura iracunda'') * Neblina metaltail (''Metallura odomae'') * Black metaltail (''Metallura phoebe'') * Coppery metaltail (''Metallura theresiae'') *

Tyrian metaltail The Tyrian metaltail (''Metallura tyrianthina'') is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Lesbiinae, the brilliants and coquettes. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbo ...

(''Metallura tyrianthina'') *

Viridian metaltail The viridian metaltail (''Metallura williami'') is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the Worl ...

(''Metallura williami'')

References

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