Black metaltail | |
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A black metaltail in Cajamarca, Peru on January 28, 2021 | |
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 | |
Synonyms | |
Ornismya phoebe (protonym) |
The black metaltail (Metallura phoebe) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Peru.[3][4]