Black metaltail
Appearance
Black metaltail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Metallura |
Species: | M. phoebe
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Binomial name | |
Metallura phoebe |
The black metaltail (Metallura phoebe) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Peru and far northern Chile. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
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