Scaled metaltail

The scaled metaltail (Metallura aeneocauda) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Scaled metaltail

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Metallura
Species:
M. aeneocauda
Binomial name
Metallura aeneocauda
Gould, 1846

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Metallura aeneocauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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