Black metaltail

Black metaltail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Metallura
Species: M. phoebe
Binomial name
Metallura phoebe
Lesson & Delattre, 1839

The black metaltail (Metallura phoebe) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Peru and far northern Chile. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

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