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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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The metaltails are a group of hummingbirds in the genus Metallura. The species are distributed along the Andes. [2] [3]
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]
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
|
The metaltails are a group of hummingbirds in the genus Metallura. The species are distributed along the Andes. [2] [3]
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]