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Metallura phoebe

Black Metaltail 

Metallura phoebe

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Trochiliformes
Familia: Trochilidae
Subfamilia: Trochilinae
Genus: Metallura
Species: Metallura phoebe

Name

Metallura phoebe (Lesson & DeLattre, 1839)

References

Rev.Zool. 2 p.17


Vernacular names
English: Black Metaltail

The Black Metaltail (Metallura phoebe) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
References

BirdLife International 2004. Metallura phoebe. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.

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