Metallura

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Metallura Higher classification Trochilinae Order Apodiformes		Family Trochilidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Tyrian metaltail, Viridian metaltail, Violet‑throated metaltail, Black metaltail, Perijá metaltail

Metallura is a genus of hummingbird, containing nine species distributed along the Andes:

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)

Tyrian metaltail metalura colirroja metallura tyrianthina 2

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